Moosewood Chickpea And Artichoke Heart Stew Food

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 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.