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SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2015
FOOD FEATURE
LEMON
CHICKEN WITH
ARTICHOKES AND
OLIVES
FUNNY FLOWER
KITCHEN DIVA PHOTO
There are many ways to prepare fresh artichokes. Large heads can be stuffed and roasted. Or artichokes can be
steamed and the leaves removed and served for dipping into sauce. Once the fuzzy center — the ‘choke’ of the arti-
choke — is removed, the hollowed out core can be used as a serving dish for salads or soups.
BY ANGELA SHELF
MEDEARIS AND GINA
HARLOW
THE KITCHEN DIVA
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the pale-green blossom of
spring — it’s the artichoke.
Artichokes are in season,
so it’s time to go to the
market and get some thorny
deliciousness for yourself.
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heart and frozen and pack-
aged in a box, jar or can.
But artichokes are delicious
in all their forms. If you’ve
never had the chance to buy
them in their full, sculptural
beauty, fresh off the plant,
mature or young and ten-
der, then you’re truly miss-
ing something.
The artichoke is a mem-
ber of the cardoon fami-
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Mediterranean. Cultivation
began there as early as the
9th century. The artichoke
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ed States it seems to prefer
California’s central valley
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you’ve probably had the
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seem a little exotic to the rest
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trim off the prickly points
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paring them. Surprisingly,
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ble. The only exceptions
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the stem (the upper part of
the stem is very good) and
the center. This part of the
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inedible.
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pare fresh artichokes. Large
heads are delicious stuffed
and roasted. Or artichokes
can be steamed and the
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for dipping into any sauce
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as a serving dish for salads
or soups. Small, young ar-
1 large (4 pound) chicken,
halved, backbone removed
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon unsalted but-
ter
2 tablespoons poultry sea-
soning
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground
black pepper
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broth
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skins on
5 large artichoke hearts,
quartered, 3 1/2 pounds total
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2 tablespoons grated lemon
peel
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 cup unpitted green olives
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Dutch oven over medium-high
heat. Sprinkle chicken all over
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and pepper. Lay chicken in hot
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— Angela Shelf Med-
earis is an award-winning
children’s author, culinary
historian and author of
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chicken broth around the out-
side edges of the chicken. Add
the garlic, artichokes, lemon
juice and lemon peel.
2. Roast chicken in oven,
uncovered, until cooked
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thermometer placed in thick-
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touching bone. Remove the
bird from the oven; let rest 10
minutes. (The thigh meat is
forgiving, even if overcooked.
In fact, it becomes more ten-
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and serve immediately. Serves
4 to 6.
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Hearts: Snap off thick green
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ish core. Halve artichokes
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Trim stem to about 1/2 inch
and peel tough outer skin from
remaining stem. Halve arti-
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and discard fuzzy, red-tipped
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set aside until you’re ready to
cook.
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