*  Exported from  MasterCook II  *

                            Sunday Startup Artichokes

Recipe By     :COOKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY SHOW #MF6670
Serving Size  :      Preparation Time :
Categories    :New Text Import

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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       3  ounces        pancetta or bacon, -- finely chopped
       2  cups          mushrooms trimmed and finely chopped
       1                garlic, -- minced
       2  tablespoons   each chopped parsley and basil
       4  tablespoons   fresh bread crumbs
                        Salt and freshly ground black pepper
       2  tablespoons   vegetable oil
       1                onion, -- finely sliced
       2                carrots, -- sliced
       4                raw artichokes, -- trimmed and choke removed
     1/2  cup           dry white wine


In a casserole (large enough to hold artichokes in a single layer) render
the pancetta until crisp. Add the mushrooms and saute for a couple of
minutes. Cover and cook until tender. Add the garlic and herbs and saute
for a minute. Add the bread crumbs and season to taste with salt and
pepper. Remove the stuffing from the casserole and set aside. Add vegetable
oil the casserole

and saute the onion and carrot for 5 minutes. Stuff the raw artichokes with
the mushroom mixture and set them over the vegetables. Add the white wine,
and bring it to a boil. Cover the casserole and simmer over very low heat
for 1 1/2 hours or until tender. Remove artichokes from heat and reduce the
liquid over high heat until concentrated; season to taste with salt and
pepper and spoon over artichokes.

An alternative way of doing this is to use precooked artichokes and simmer
them, stuffed, for 30 minutes to heat and cook the stuffing.

Yield: 4 servings

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