Spanish Artichokes with Red Pepper and Anchovies

Main Dishes | Spanish cuisine

⏳ Time

2 hours

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Spanish Artichokes with Red Pepper and Anchovies

Ingredients

Ground Black Pepper - to taste
Salt - to taste
Bouquet Garni - 1 bunch
Red Long Chili Peppers - 1 piece
Parsley - 9 stems
Garlic - 3 cloves
Anchovy fillet - 3 pieces
Olive Oil - 2 tablespoons
Wheat Flour - 2 tablespoons
Lemon - 1 piece
Spanish artichokes - 2 lbs

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Trim the base of the artichoke, remove the outer leaves. Extract the inner stems and drizzle with the juice of half a lemon. Then cut into sticks about 4 cm long. Divide the heart into 4 parts. Place everything in a large bowl with water and the juice of half a lemon. Then mix a tablespoon of flour with water, pour the mixture into a pot, add water and a pinch of salt. Cover and bring to a boil. Immerse the artichokes in the pot and cook on low heat for 1 to 1.5 hours until they are tender.

Step 2

Meanwhile, finely chop the parsley. Remove the seeds and slice the pepper thinly. Pat the anchovies dry. Allow the artichokes to drain in a colander, reserving the cooking liquid.

Step 3

Heat the oil in a pot, add the flour and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add the pepper and bouquet garni, and slowly pour in 350 ml of the liquid in which the artichokes were cooked. Add salt, pepper, and cook on low heat, stirring, for 5 minutes.

Step 4

Crush the garlic with the anchovies in a mortar, then add to the pot along with the parsley. Mix well and serve the artichokes drizzled with this sauce.