Stuffed Artichokes With Shrimp Recipes

SHRIMP STUFFED ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Wash and trim artichokes.
• Steam over boiling water in a covered kettle for 30-40 minutes, or until tender when pierced.
• Turn them bottom up, place on paper towels and chill thoroughly.
• Carefully spread the center leaves of each artichoke open enough to expose the thistle-like choke.
• With a spoon, scoop and scrape the choke out, leaving the edible artichoke bottom intact.
• The artichoke should retain its shape with a hole in the center for the filling.
• Toss the shrimp with the parsley, dill or tarragon, and 1 tablespoon lemon juice.
• Blend the oil and mayonnaise together, add to the shrimp mixture and toss to combine.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste, and additional lemon juice if necessary.
• Fill the artichokes with the mixture and serve.

SHRIMP-STUFFED ARTICHOKE BOTTOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Drain and arrange artichoke bottoms in a buttered glass pie dish.
• In a sauce pan, melt butter and blend in flour. Stir in heavy cream and cook over low medium-low heat until sauce thickens. Add sherry and shrimp, then cheese and salt. Cook until cheese melts. Pour this mixture over artichoke bottoms and bake for 20 minutes.
• Serve immediately.

SHRIMP STUFFED ARTICHOKE

Steps:

• Trim pointy leaves and stem from artichoke and place in microwaveable dish with 1' water in bottom.
• Cover and cook on high for 7-9 minutes, or until tender.
• Drain and let cool.
• Remove and refrigerate leaves.
• Chop heart and tender center of stem; refrigerate if prepared ahead.
• Heat together olive oil and butter in a very large skillet.
• Add onions, bell peppers, green onion and garlic; cook over high heat until clear and tender, 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add canned artichokes, liquid from can, and reserved artichoke heart and stem.
• Thoroughly mix in bread crumbs, then cheeses. Remove from heat.
• Spoon about 1 heaping teaspoon stuffing onto bottom part of each artichoke leaf; use all stuffing.
• Sprinkle leaves lightly with paprika and top each with a shrimp; if needed, cut larger shrimp in half to have enough for all leaves.
• Serve on pretty platter.

ARTICHOKES STUFFED WITH HERBED CREAM CHEESE AND BAY SHRIMP

Steps:

• FOR THE HERBED CREAM CHEESE, beat the cream cheese with a mixer at medium speed until soft.
• Add the mayonnaise, Parmesan, shallot, celery leaves, lemon juice, tarragon, basil, Worcestershire sauce, and celery salt.
• Continue blending until the mixture is smooth and evenly mixed; refrigerate until ready to serve.
• CUT THE TOP INCH FROM THE ARTICHOKES and use kitchen shears to cut off the sharp tips from the leaves.
• Cut off the stem where it meets the bottom of the artichoke and score an X on the bottom of each artichoke.
• Rub all cut surfaces with one of the lemon halves.
• Put the artichokes in a large pot of cold water and squeeze in the juice from the remaining 3 lemon halves, dropping the lemons in as well.
• Set a heatproof plate on top of the artichokes to keep them thoroughly submerged in the water.
• Bring the water just to a boil over medium-high heat, then lower the heat to medium and simmer until the bottoms of the artichokes are tender and the outer leaves pull off easily, about 30 minutes.
• Drain the artichokes and set them upside down on paper towels to drain and cool.
• WHEN THE ARTICHOKES ARE COOL, lift out the small center leaves and scoop out the fuzzy choke with a small spoon, being careful to leave the tender artichoke bottom intact.
• Spoon the herbed cream cheese into the artichokes, smoothing the top.
• Top each artichoke with some of the shrimp and serve right away.