Italian Fried Artichokes

Italian Fried Artichokes Recipe

Adapted from The New American Cooking by Joan Nathan (Alfred A. Knopf, 2005). Serve this dish with a lemon dipping sauce or lemon mayonnaise.

Ingredients
Juice of 1 lemon
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon sea salt or to taste
Handful of peppercorns
3 large artichokes (about 1 pound each)
Vegetable oil for deep frying

Instructions
1. Bring 3 quarts of water to a boil in a large pot with lemon juice, bay leaves, sea salt and peppercorns. Drop in artichokes. If necessary, add more water to just cover them. Cook about 15 minutes or until tender but still a little firm to the touch when pierced with a fork at the stem. Remove artichokes cooking tongs and let them cool slightly.
2. Remove outer leaves from artichoke, cut off ¼ inch from stem and tip ends, then cut each heart into 4 vertical pieces. Scoop out choke and feathery fibers embedded in center and refrigerate heart.
3. Fill a wok or frying pan with about 3 inches of oil and heat to 365F to 375F. Deep-fry 2 to 3 artichoke pieces at a time for 3 to 5 minutes; they will puff slightly as they cook. Serve hot, sprinkled with additional sea salt. Serves 4 to 6.

Reprinted with permission from Joan Nathan's New American Cooking (Alfred A. Knopf, 2005, www.aaknopf.com). "Spring Passover Table," April 2006 Relish.






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