Zeytinyağlı Enginar (Olive-Oil Braised Artichokes)

Name: Zeytinyağlı Enginar (Olive-Oil Braised Artichokes)
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Black Sea & Aegean Ottoman
Ingredients: 6 artichoke hearts; broad beans, peas, carrot, potato; 150 ml extra-virgin olive oil; sugar, lemon, dill

The Aegean at its most elegant: artichoke hearts braised gently in olive oil with broad beans, peas, carrot, and dill, cooled and served at room temperature with a slick of their own green oil.

1 hr 20 min · Serves 4 · Medium

Recipe by Halal Gourmet Editorial Team

Ingredients

Base

6 artichoke hearts, held in lemon water
broad beans, peas, carrot, potato

Braise

150 mlextra-virgin olive oil, generous — it is a flavor, not a medium
sugar, lemon, dill

Method

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Time: Prep 40 min · Cook 40 min · 80 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Trim artichokes to the hearts and hold in lemon water so they don't discolor.
35 min
2
Braise gently in plenty of olive oil with the vegetables, a little sugar, lemon, and water.
35 min
3
Cool completely in the pan; serve at room temperature scattered with fresh dill.
10 min