Artichoke French

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 5 large artichokes
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 bay leaves, crushed
• 1 tablespoon chopped chives
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons lemon pepper
• 1 teaspoon thyme leaves, crushed
• 2/3 cup olive oil
• 1 cup dry vermouth
• 1/3 cup dry sherry

Recipe

• 1 rinse the artichokes.
• 2 cut off base and top 1/3 of each artichoke.
• 3 trim the tips of the leaves with kitchen shears, if desired.
• 4 pull back the leaves from the center and scrape out the fuzzy choke with a spoon.
• 5 stand the artichokes, stem side up, close together in large saucepan or pot and add just enough water to cover.
• 6 heat to boiling, and then add the onion, celery, bay leaves, chives, parsley, garlic, lemon pepper, thyme and olive oil.
• 7 cover tightly and boil for 25 minutes.
• 8 uncover, add the vermouth and sherry, reduce heat and simmer until artichokes are tender, about 20 minutes.
• 9 spoon the pan juices over the artichokes to serve.