Name: Braised Artichokes with Lemon, Thyme and Olives
Yield: Serves 4 as a starter
Ingredients: 4 large artichokes, prepared as opposite; 1 cup olives; 1 carrot, peeled and diced; 1 large onion, peeled and thickly sliced; 200 ml(7 fl oz) good olive oil; 1 small bunch fresh thyme; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 1 whole lemon, cut into ½ cm(¼ in) chunks; 1 teaspoon salt; 8 cloves garlic, peeled; 400 ml(13 ⅔ fl oz) water

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a starter

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A World in My Kitchen

By Peter Gordon

Published 2003

About

I’m sure the reason a lot of people steer clear of artichokes is the ‘fHow do I prepare them?’ worry. The truth, though, is that they are relatively easy to prepare with a little practise. The easiest thing to do is boil them whole and pull them apart as you eat them. But, for your guests, the method opposite is a more ‘fuser-friendly’ way.