Heart-of-Gold




Heart of Gold
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Ingredients
- Artichoke Hearts
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2 globe artichokes, preferable with some stalk.
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1/2 lemon
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2
tablespoons olive oil -
1 egg, beaten
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1 cup dry bread crumbs
- Creamy Cumin-Lime Dipping Sauce
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1/2 cup creme fraiche
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1 tsp cumin seeds, toasted and ground
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finely grated zest of a lime
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juice of a lime
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Salt
Directions
- Artichoke Hearts
1. Prepare the artichokes: Peel all the
leaves off the choke. Peel the stalk and with a paring knife neatly
trim the bottom where you removed the leaves.
2. Cut the trimmed artichokes in half
vertically and with a spoon remove the hairy choke. Be careful when
cutting in half to evenly cut the stem, too.
3. Rub immediately with lemon juice so
the artichoke doesn't get brown (which happens very quickly!).
Steam the hearts until tender. Time will vary depending on the size
of the hearts (about 15 minutes).
4. Dip each artichoke half into the egg
and then into the bread crumbs.
5. Fry in the olive oil over medium
heat until golden.
6. Set on paper towels to absorb the
oil.
- Creamy Cumin-Lime Dipping Sauce
1. Mix all the ingredients together,
adding salt to taste.
2. Serve the golden hearts warm with
the creamy dipping sauce.