Artichoke Bottoms In Avgolemono Sauce Recipes

LINGUINE AVGOLEMONO WITH ARTICHOKE HEARTS AND GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Place yolks in medium bowl. Gradually whisk in lemon juice, then cream.
• Cook artichoke hearts and green beans in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Using sieve, transfer vegetables from pot to large skillet. Return water to boil. Add pasta; boil until tender but still firm to bite. Drain pasta, reserving 1 1/2 cups cooking liquid.
• Add pasta to skillet with vegetables. Whisk 3/4 cup cooking liquid into yolk mixture. Add yolk mixture, 3/4 cup cheese, and parsley to skillet. Toss over medium heat just until sauce thickens and coats pasta, about 4 minutes, adding more cooking liquid by tablespoonfuls if dry. Season with salt and pepper. Serve, passing additional cheese alongside.

ARTICHOKE BOTTOMS AU GRATIN

Steps:

• Snap off most tough outer leaves from artichokes. Trim 1 1/2 inches from top. In pot of water, place artichokes, 1 1/2 lemons, thyme, peppercorns, and bay leaf. Cover with smaller-size lid to keep artichokes submerged. Cook over medium heat until hearts are tender when pierced with knife, about 30 minutes.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. When artichokes are tender, drain, remove remaining leaves, and discard all but the smallest, most tender ones. Set those aside. Remove choke completely with melon baller or spoon, and rub artichoke bottoms with remaining lemon half. In a glass pie pan or gratin dish, strew leaves and mix in half of bechamel. Lightly butter artichoke bottoms, season with salt and pepper, and place on top of bechamel. Place folded piece of prosciutto in each bottom; fill with a rounded mound of bechamel.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden. Rub the tops with butter, and bake for 5 minutes more. Serve one or two bottoms per person along with some of the leaves.

AGINARES AVGOLEMONO (ARTICHOKE BOTTOMS IN AVGOLEMONO)

Steps:

• Remove the leaves from the artichokes and scoop out the chokes, leaving the bottoms. Discard the leaves. Cut the bottoms in half. Put them in cold water with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice added. When ready to use, drain and pat dry.
• Pour the olive oil into a 6-quart saucepan. Saute the onions until soft. Add the potatoes and carrots and cook for about 5 minutes.
• Add the artichoke bottoms, 4 1/2 cups of hot water, the dill and salt. Cover and bring to a boil over medium heat. Simmer until the potatoes, carrots and artichoke bottoms are fork-tender, about 12 to 15 minutes. Do not stir, but occasionally lift and move the pan back and forth (gentle shaking) to move the mixture around and keep it from sticking to the bottom of the pan, but be careful not to break up the vegetables. Reduce the heat to a low simmer while preparing the avgolemono sauce.
• To make the avgolemono sauce, beat the eggs well in a small bowl, then slowly add 2/3 cup of lemon juice. Add the dissolved cornstarch and then slowly add about a cup of broth from the cooked vegetables, stirring all the while.
• Pour the sauce over the vegetables and cook on low for about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to stand 10 minutes before serving.

AVGOLEMONO

Steps:

• Place the chicken, bay leaf and broth in a large pot and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer 1 1/2 hours, or until the chicken is cooked through. Remove the chicken to a plate and let it cool.
• Strain the broth through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl. Clean out any scum in the bottom of the pot and add the broth back to the pot. Bring to a simmer, then add the orzo and cook until al dente, about 10 minutes. Check for seasoning here, as you may need to add a few teaspoons salt.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the lemon zest and juice and the flour. Whisk the eggs into the lemon mixture. Pour a little of the simmering broth slowly over the egg mixture and whisk it together. Reduce the heat under the broth to low and whisk in the egg mixture. The soup will thicken slightly and become cloudy. Make sure you don't bring the soup to a rolling boil after you add the eggs. Your eggs will scramble, which will leave you with more of an egg drop soup (which would still be fantastic, but just not the same).
• Chop up the chicken, removing the skin and bones, and add it to the soup along with the dill. Serve immediately.

ARTICHOKES, LAMB, AND ORZO AVGOLEMONO

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or large skillet heat the oil and brown the meat with onion and garlic till onion is tender.
• Drain fat from the meat and return the meat to pan.
• Add 3/4 cup wine or chicken broth, oregano, lemon peel, salt, and pepper.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and cover.
• Simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add fresh or canned artichokes and simmer 10 minutes more, or till tender.
• Meanwhile, in a large saucepan or pasta pot bring 3 quarts water to boiling.
• Add pasta and reduce heat slightly.
• Boil for 5-8 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Immediately drain and return to warm pan; keep warm.
• In a small mixing bowl combine egg, lemon juice, cornstarch, and 1/2 cup warm chicken broth.
• Pour egg mixture into the lamb-artichoke mixture.
• Cook and stir over medium heat for 1 minute, or till thickened and bubbly.
• Cook and stir for 2 minutes more.
• Serve lamb mixture over hot cooked pasta.
• Garnish with parsley (optional).

ARTICHOKE BOTTOMS IN AVGOLEMONO SAUCE

Steps:

• Remove leaves from artichokes, scoop out the choke, leaving the bottom, discard leaves. cut bottoms in half put in cold water with 2 tbl lemon until ready to use, then drain and pat dry. Pour oil into a 6 qt saucepan,saute onions until soft, about 4 min. add potatoes and carrots, cook about 5 min.Add artichokes, 4 1/2 c water, dill, salt, and cover and bring to a boil over med heat, simmer until tender, about 12-15 min. Do not stir, but occasionally lift and move man back and forth. Reduce heat to low simmer while preparing the sauce. To make the sauce, beat the eggs for about half a minute with a wisk, slowly add the remaining lemon juice. add the dissolved cornstartch. add about 1 c of broth from the vegetables and cook over low flame. let starn 10 min before serving.