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Wild Artichoke Stew Recipe

Wild Artichoke Stew Recipe

Written by Published on Updated on June 26, 2019 in Main dishes, Mediterranean cuisine

Hello everyone!!!

Let’s see, where shall I start..hmmmm.   I was at the Farmers Market the other day, and I came across these Wild Artichokes. This is the first time I have ever seen a Wild Artichoke believe it or not.  (As a cook and a Food blogger never even crossed my mine that they existed) 🙂  I was curious so I asked the farmer how would someone go about cleaning them.  You are able to see in the photo that they have very prickly points so cleaning them will most definitely be a challenge.  

I bought a few pieces just to take a photo to show you that there is a variety of shapes and sizes of Artichokes, and thought you might get a kick out of seeing this one.  They have the same taste as the Artichokes we all know.  These little Wild Artichokes are grown in the mountain region of Achaia Greece.  I had help making this Stew, but  I wasn’t able to snap the preparation process, after cleaning the prickly artichokes.  My hands/fingers were seriously hurting.  🙂

Have a good day everyone!!

 

INGREDIENTS:

7 large Artichokes (fresh or frozen0

3 large Carrots (sliced)

2 large Potatoes (cubed)

2 tablespoons of All Purpose Flour

1 Onion (chopped)

1/2 cup Olive Oil

1/4 cup Vegetable Oil

Dill

Salt & Pepper

Lemon Juice

 

PREPARATION:

A) Sauté onion in oil.

B) Place artichokes into a large pot and cover with water.  Stir for a few minutes and continue to add the potatoes, carrots, and dill.

C) Simmer until a thick.  In a small bowl mix the flour with the lemon juice.  Salt and Pepper and add the mixture into the artichokes, simmer for 1 hour.

This is a delicious, light Vegetarian dish with a tangy taste of lemon.

KALI MAS OREXI!!! 🙂

 

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

18 Comments

  1. Ritu
    June 26, 2019 at 5:28 am  ·  Reply
    You know, I've never eaten Artichoke!
  3. dtills
    June 26, 2019 at 3:51 pm  ·  Reply
    They are so cute! And dangerous looking😳
  4. Margaret from soulfood101blog
    June 27, 2019 at 2:58 am  ·  Reply
    I’ve only ever eaten artichokes one way, and that was the way my neighbour showed me shortly before he passed away. Reading this I thought how he would have loved this. Now, I have a different way to cook them :) Thank you Sophie :)
    • foodzesty
      June 28, 2019 at 4:08 pm  ·  Reply
      Hi sweet friend...I am so sorry to hear about your neighbour. :(
      • Margaret from soulfood101blog
        June 28, 2019 at 6:22 pm
        He was amazing, and an amazing cook. He loved to eat, and pick on me :) He gave me his secret recipe for his world famous(his words) veggie beef soup. Hubby said he should have marketed it :) At his funeral his kids were shocked that he gave it to me because they said he wouldn’t even give it to them :) He will always live on through that soup :)
    • foodzesty
      June 28, 2019 at 4:16 pm  ·  Reply
      I am so sorry, I didn't mean it to be mean..But as I told another blogger friend...just a few minutes ago if I win the Lottery be sure that your tickets will be bought by me and you will visit Greece. :) Huge hugs dear friend
    • foodzesty
      June 28, 2019 at 4:17 pm  ·  Reply
      Margaret I wasn't able to respond to the White Chocolate comment...my response kept failing so I sent it here. :)

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