Ingredients
- 10 artichokes
- 2 cups cubed meat
- ½ cup samneh (or other shortening)
- 3 chopped scallions (bulbs only)
- 2 medium-sized onions, chopped
- 1½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 tsp flour
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 cups water
Make it step by step
- Clean artichokes well in running water.
- Trim off tough leaves.
- Cut stems close to heads.
- Remove outside leaves and choke from center and cut remaining heart into quarters.
- Cut each artichoke into quarters.
- Fry meat in samneh, add onions and scallions and fry until yellow.
- Add water, salt and pepper.
- Cook under pressure for 20 minutes.
- Open cooker.
- Add artichokes, lemon juice and more salt if it seems necessary.
- Cook under pressure another 10 minutes.
- Open cooker.
- Simmer uncovered until most of sauce has evaporated.
- Add lemon juice; correct seasoning.
- Serve hot with rice.
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