• 12 artichoke heads
• 400 g (14 oz) minced meat
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup fried pine nuts
• 2 tbls butter for frying meat and onion
• 1/2 tspn salt
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 cup finely chopped boiled carrots (optional)
• a dash of ground pepper
• a dash of ground allspice
• a dash of flour
• 2 cups water for cooking artichokes
Preparation
• Cover artichoke heads with water, flour and lemon juice. Boil for 10 minutes.
• Remove and fry in some butter. Place aside.
• Fry onion until soft.
• Stir in meat, salt, and spice.
• Cook on low heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove meat from heat.
• Stir in carrots.
• Distribute meat mixture over prepared artichokes.
• Place in a tray. Add water.
• Cover and cook over moderate heat for 15 minutes or until tender.
• Serve artichokes hot, garnished with pine nuts and accompanied by cooked rice, radishes and lemon.
Additional Notes
Its a good idea to have multiple pans going at one time to make the cook ... otherwise the 2 hours could turn into a half a day. :)
