Feast of the Seven Fishes: Crab Stuffed Artichokes

Seven Fishes Recipe: Crab Stuffed Artichokes

Author: Nicole Chapman of Simply Catering
Recipe type: Appetizer
Cuisine: Seafood
Prep time: 1 hour
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 1 hour 30 mins
Serves: 12

Ingredients

Ingredients for Artichokes

• 1 ½ cups water
• 4 lemons, halved
• 4 lemons, juiced
• 6 fresh artichokes
• 1 cup olive oil
• 1 cup dry white wine
• 3/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 4 fresh thyme sprigs
• 5 fresh rosemary sprigs
• 3 bay leaves

Ingredients for Crab Stuffing

• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 3 medium onions, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups finely chopped shallots
• 6 coarse white bread crumbs dampened with oyster stock
• 6 bay leaves
• 1 1/2 tsps salt
• 1 1/2 tsps black pepper
• Dash cayenne
• 1 1/2 pounds crab meat
• 3 tbsp chopped parsley

Ingredients for Garnish

• 1/2 tomato, small diced
• Parsley, chopped
• ½ cup fresh parmesan

Instructions

1. In a large pot, combine the water with 4 lemon halves and lemon juice.
2. Trim the leaves of each artichoke, first take off the dark green outer leaves and then snip with scissors the top 1/4 of the leaves.
3. Drop the artichokes immediately into the lemon infused stock.
4. Add oil, wine, onion, coriander seeds, peppercorns, thyme, rosemary, and bay leaves.
5. Bring to a simmer over high heat, reduce the heat to low.
6. Cover and simmer until the artichokes are tender when pierced with a fork, about 30 minutes.
7. Let the artichokes cool.
8. In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter, sauté onion and shallots until tender.
9. Add dampened bread crumbs and continue cooking 5 minutes.
10. Add bay leaves, salt, pepper, cayenne, crab meat and parsley, mix thoroughly.
11. Remove skillet from heat.
12. Remove bay leaves.
13. Then place steamed artichokes on a cutting board and slice in half with a serrated knife.
14. Scoop out the choke with a spoon.
15. Fill each with approximately 1/2 cup crab stuffing depending on the size of the artichoke.
16. Arrange artichokes in a baking dish and bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees F or until golden brown.
17. To serve garnish with parmesan cheese, diced tomato, and parsley sprigs.