Artichokes With Herbs

ARTICHOKES WITH HERBS

4 Preparation Time :

Categories : Vegetarian Side dish

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -- -- --

2 lg Artichokes (or 4 medium)

1 sm Carrot

1 sm Onion

1 tb Olive oil

2 tb Parsley -- chopped

1/2 ts Basil leaves, dried

1/2 ts Oregano

1/2 ts Dill weed

1 Garlic clove

Salt

1 c Wine, dry white

Pepper to taste

With scissors or sharp knife, cut 1 1/2 inches off

top of each artichoke; cut off stems. Pull leaves open

at top; remove center leaves and scrape out choke with

spoon. In blender or food processor, combine carrot,

onion, parsley, dried herbs, garlic and salt and black

pepper to taste; process until finely chopped. Stuff

herb mixture between leaves of artichokes. Place

1/2 cup water in 4- or 6-qt

pressure cooker. Place artichokes on rack; close cover

securely. Place pressure regulator on vent pipe. Cook

20 minutes at

15 pounds pressure, with pressure

regulator rocking slowly. Cool cooker at once. Remove

artichokes and rack; keep warm. Boil liquid left in

pressure cooker about 5 minutes or until reduced to

1/4 cup; stir in red pepper. To serve, spoon cookng

liquid over artichokes.

115 cal;

2 1/2 g prot;

11 g carb;

3 1/2 g fat (27% of calories from fat);

0 mg chol;

67 mg

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