Artichoke Stew With Pine Nuts Recipes

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Add beef, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat. In a large skillet, brown beef in oil in batches., Transfer to a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker with a slotted spoon. Gradually add consomme to the pan, stirring to loosen browned bits. Stir in the onions, mushrooms, wine, garlic and dill. Pour over beef., Cover and cook for low for 7-8 hours or until tender. Stir in the artichokes; cook 30 minutes longer or until heated through. Serve with noodles.

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• Fry onion in some oil, add over it the ground meat and mix well until the meat becomes brown in color.
• add over them the diced tomatoes and mix them till the tomatoes gets cooked and juices get out.
• dissolve the tomato paste in 1/2 cup of water and add it to the mixture and add the remaining 1 cup of water.
• add salt and all spice and black pepper.
• add the diced carrots which should be previously boiled.
• add the diced artichoke hearts (cut every heart into four pieces).
• if water is less add more water to adjust it.
• adjust the salt to taste.
• fry the pine nuts in some olive oil till they become reddish in color and add it over the stew.
• Serve with rice.

Steps:

• Mix the miso paste with the water and add the honey and lime juice. Marinate the fish in the mixture for 12 hours, in the refrigerator.
• About an hour before cooking the fish, make the tortitas. In a large mixing bowl, and combine the potato, ricotta, softened butter, egg yolks, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Slowly add the flour, 1 spoonful at a time, while mixing all of the ingredients until a dough is formed. Roll the dough out flat, and cut out circles using a 4-inch round cookie cutter. When you are ready to saute, heat a skillet and saute the circles some clarified butter until golden brown.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large pan heat the olive oil and saute the artichoke, carrots, shallots, bay leaves, thyme, and the pepperleaf. When tender, flambe with the tequila. Then add the white wine and cover with water. Simmer slowly until vegetables are almost cooked, about 15 minutes.
• Add the fish into the pot on top of the artichokes, cover, and cook for 10 minutes in the oven. Once the fish has been cooked, drain the juice from the pan, into a small saucepan, and reduce by half. Keep the fish and vegetables warm. Add the cream to the reduced sauce, and reduce again until the mixture thickly coats the back of a spoon. Add the butter at the end.
• To serve, place 1/4 of the pepperleaf chiffonade on the bottom of a plate. Add the artichoke stew in the center of a platter, add the fish on top, place a tortita on the side, and add the sauce around the plate. Garnish with the corn leaves, fried tomato skins, and miniature corn.

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• Trim artichokes by tearing off outer leaves and cutting away dark areas. Cut in ? and rinse. Bring artichokes to boil in 1 quart water, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 lemon split. Simmer about 20 minutes until slightly firm. Drain 'chokes and let cool. Reserve some liquid. Sweat onions, fennel and garlic in 2 tablespoons olive oil, bay leaf, chili pepper and herb bundle for a few minutes. Add wine, reduce to half. Add tomatoes, olives and anchovy. Simmer a few minutes, add artichokes. Cook 35 to 40 minutes until tender, then add basil leaves and 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add some cooking liquid from artichokes to thin stew if necessary. Season to taste. Serve stew chilled or warm over cooked white beans, young arugula leaves (trimmed and washed), top with shavings of Parmesan cheese, toasted pine nuts and basil flower tops;

Steps:

• Cook orzo in a 4- to 5-quart pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Drain in a colander.
• While orzo cooks, lightly toast pine nuts in a dry small skillet over moderate heat, stirring, until pale golden, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and cool 1 minute, then coarsely chop.
• Drain artichoke hearts in a large sieve and rinse well. Pull off leaves from bases of hearts and quarter bases. Rinse leaves and bases well, then drain thoroughly.
• Stir together oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Add orzo, pine nuts, artichokes (leaves and bases), parsley, and zest and toss to combine.

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• In a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add the onion, season lightly with salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the celery and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes, adjusting the heat as necessary to avoid scorching. Stir in the garlic.
• Pour in the stock and wine, and bring to a bubble. Add the chicken thighs, lemon juice and red-pepper flakes; season with 1 teaspoon salt and a generous amount of pepper. Mix well to combine all the ingredients and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to maintain a low simmer and simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes.
• Add the frozen spinach and the artichoke hearts to the pot. Increase the heat to medium-high and cook, stirring to help the spinach defrost and wilt into the stew. When the spinach is warm and evenly distributed, reduce the heat and simmer until the chicken is tender and the flavors are blended, another 10 to 15 minutes.
• Add the cream cheese in dollops, stirring to melt it into the soup. Add the dill. Using two forks, coarsely break or shred the chicken into large chunks. Taste and add more salt and black pepper if necessary.
• Divide the stew among bowls, and top with scallions and Parmesan.