Preparation time
20 minutes
Difficulty
Medium
Servings
2 people
Are you looking for a tasty and quick way to cook artichoke bottoms? Follow these quick tips and choose the right products: in the case of artichoke bottoms, you just need to defrost them and choose one of these 3 tasty cooking methods to enjoy them in many delicious recipes.
Three ways to cook artichoke bottoms
In a pan
After browning a clove of garlic in a pan with a drizzle of oil, place the previously defrosted artichoke bottoms in and sear them for a few minutes on both sides.
Then lower the heat and add one or two ladles of hot vegetable broth. Cover with a lid and let them cook for 7 to 12 minutes, making sure the liquid does not evaporate completely.
Once cooked, you can dress your artichoke bottoms with a drizzle of raw extra virgin olive oil, freshly chopped parsley and shaved Grana cheese.
In the oven
Season your artichoke bottoms with a drizzle of oil and bake them for about 10 minutes at 200°C in conventional mode.
Take them out of the oven and place your chosen filling inside each bottom: you can combine slightly softened stale bread (in water or milk), aged cheese and sautéed courgettes. Finish with a sprinkle of breadcrumbs and a drizzle of oil, then bake again for another 15 minutes at 180°C.
Or opt for a raw topping made with chopped tomatoes, green olives and cubes of Greek feta.
Steamed
With or without an electric steamer, you can prepare excellent steamed artichoke bottoms and dress them however you prefer once cooked.
In this case, you can also use the artichoke bottoms while still frozen and place them in a saucepan. Pour in water until it just covers the base of the bottoms, then cook over low heat with the lid on for 15–20 minutes.
