Globe artichokes

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At the moment artichokes are in full season and relatively cheap. We bought 4 lovely artichokes for just €1! Artichokes come in a variety. The most commonly found are the classic green globe artichokes which are quite meaty and the oblong Italian bred artichokes which are purplish and have a tender heart.

For this recipe we used the Italian purple artichokes.

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Artichokes with buffalo mozzarella and anchovies

Ingredients for 4 persons:

• 8 artichokes
• 200g buffalo mozzarella
• 25g grated parmesan
• 1 egg
• 1 lemon
• fresh parsley
• 8 anchovy fillets
• breadcrumbs
• extra virgin olive oil
• salt & pepper

Clean the artichokes, by removing the hard outer leaves. Put the artichokes into a bowl of water with lemon juice. Mix together the chopped mozzarella, egg, grated parmesan, minced anchovies, chopped parsley, salt & pepper. Open the artichokes, season with salt & pepper and stuff with the mozzarella mixture. Put in an oiled baking dish sprinkle with the breadcrumbs, add some olive oil and water. Cook in a pre-heated oven of 180 degrees Celsius for around 30 minutes adding more water as necessary.