How to Make Shrimp-Stuffed Artichokes

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Make Shrimp-Stuffed Artichokes

Once the artichokes are cleaned, the rest is easy.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

4 large artichokes
3 tablespoons melted butter
3/4 cup finely chopped onion
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped, optional
1/2 cup green pepper, finely chopped
2 celery stalks, finely chopped
1 3/4 cups soft breadcrumbs
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 egg
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup cooked, deveined shrimp, fresh or canned
additional melted butter

Step 1

In a heavy skillet, melt the butter. Add the onion, garlic(if used), green pepper, and celery. Saute until the onion is soft. Remove from heat and cool. Prepare the artichokes.
Step 2

Pull off the bottom tough leaves, about 6 or so. Cut off the bottom stem evenly so the artichokes will stand. Turn the artichokes right side up and cut off the top 1/3. Snip off any sharp leaf ends. Pull the top leaves apart. Pull out all the undeveloped yellow-white leaves from the center. With a spoon, scrape and scoop out every bit of the prickly center or 'choke'. This tastes unpleasant so make sure you get it all.
Step 3

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Into the onion mixture, stir the bread crumbs, bread crumbs, lemon juice. Stir in the shrimp. Salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the egg. Adjust seasonings. Spoon the mixture into the prepared artichokes.
Step 4

Place the artichokes side by side in an oven-proof casserole. Add boiling water to the pan until it is 3/4 - 1 inch deep. Brush the artichokes with melted butter. Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes or until the leaves pull away easily.
Step 5

Serve with melted butter for leaf dipping. Enjoy!

Comments

jswana said

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on 11/21/2009 Fabulous article on making Shrimp stuffed artichokes. thanks for sharing and persuading me to give this a try. jswana 5*

on 10/6/2009 Yes this sounds good! I love Artichokes and that is one thing most of my kids will even eat. Going to give this one a try. Nice article! 5 stars! Will also give you a recommendation :)

Matt