Artichoke Beef Stew Food

MEDITERRANEAN ARTICHOKE STEW

Steps:

• Peel and dice potatoes into 1" or so chunks. Put in a medium (3 quart or so) pot along with the frozen artichokes.
• Drain and rinse the can of chickpeas and add to the pot. Halve the lemon and either squeeze it on a juicer, or pick out as many seeds as possible and squeeze directly into the pot. Add olive oil, spices, and water (you want it to just barely cover the solid ingredients).
• Stir ingredients in pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to a simmer.
• Cook for about 20 minutes, either covered or uncovered - if you want it to be soupier, cover the pot, but if you want a lot of the liquid to evaporate and be more like a stew, leave it uncovered. Stir occasionally. You can always cook it longer than 20 minutes if you like your potatoes very soft, and they will absorb more flavor the longer you cook. Really, it is hard to overcook this dish.

SLOW COOKER MEDITERRANEAN BEEF WITH ARTICHOKES

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook beef in the hot oil until browned, about 2 minutes per side.
• Transfer beef to a slow cooker. Cover with artichoke hearts, onion, and garlic. Pour in beef broth, tomato sauce, and diced tomatoes. Stir in olives, oregano, parsley, basil, cumin, bay leaf.
• Cook on Low until beef is tender, about 7 hours.

CROCK POT ARTICHOKE BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Combine the flour, salt and pepper in a shallow bowl or resealable plastic bag.
• Add beef and toss to coat.
• Brown beef in oil.
• Transfer to a crock pot with a slotted spoon.
• Gradually add consommé to the skillet.
• Bring to a boil; stir to loosen browned bits from the pan.
• Stir in onions, wine or broth, garlic and dill.
• Pour over beef.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 7-8 hours or until the meat is nearly tender.
• Stir in the artichokes and mushrooms; cook 30 minutes longer or until heated through.
• Serve over hot noodles.

ARTICHOKE STEW

Steps:

• Fry onion in some oil, add over it the ground meat and mix well until the meat becomes brown in color.
• add over them the diced tomatoes and mix them till the tomatoes gets cooked and juices get out.
• dissolve the tomato paste in 1/2 cup of water and add it to the mixture and add the remaining 1 cup of water.
• add salt and all spice and black pepper.
• add the diced carrots which should be previously boiled.
• add the diced artichoke hearts (cut every heart into four pieces).
• if water is less add more water to adjust it.
• adjust the salt to taste.
• fry the pine nuts in some olive oil till they become reddish in color and add it over the stew.
• Serve with rice.

MEDITERRANEAN ARTICHOKE AND FRESH FAVA STEW

Steps:

• Trim the artichokes, cut in half and immediately submerge in a bowl of water acidulated with the juice of 1/2 lemon.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium heat in a large, heavy casserole or Dutch oven. Add the onion, and cook, stirring, until tender, about three minutes. Add the garlic, and cook, stirring, for a minute until fragrant. Drain the artichokes, and add the skinned fava beans, the fennel or dill, and the juice of 1 lemon (3 tablespoons) and the remaining olive oil. Add enough water to just cover everything, and salt to taste. Bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer 20 to 30 minutes until the vegetables are tender and the broth fragrant.
• Turn the heat to high, and reduce the liquid in the pan by about a third. Stir in a generous amount of freshly ground pepper. Taste and adjust salt. Serve warm.

ARTICHOKE BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Add beef, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat. In a large skillet, brown beef in oil in batches., Transfer to a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker with a slotted spoon. Gradually add consomme to the pan, stirring to loosen browned bits. Stir in the onions, mushrooms, wine, garlic and dill. Pour over beef., Cover and cook for low for 7-8 hours or until tender. Stir in the artichokes; cook 30 minutes longer or until heated through. Serve with noodles.