Artichoke Pan, Mediterranean

1. Skin the onions, quarter and cut one more time across. Scroll a little apart. Skin the garlic, roughly chop. Wash the peppers, cut in half, core and cut into small cubes. Remove the pickled tomatoes from the oil (do not have to drain) and cut into small cubes. Pluck rosemary needles and chop finely. Rub the thyme off the stems. Squeeze out some lemon juice. Cut the sheep’s cheese into large cubes.
2. Prepare a bowl of lemon water. First remove the lower, outer leaves from the artichokes. Then cut the lower part straight off, leaving about 3 – 4 cm of the artichoke base. Discard the leaves of the cut, upper “tip”. In the lower part (above the stem base) is the meat of the artichoke that is to be used. Now cut off the remaining leaf roots around the outside so that the smooth flesh can be seen and dip the part briefly in the lemon water. This way, the ground won’t tarnish so quickly. Then scrape the furry fibers completely out of the middle with a sharp cookie cutter or spoon, possibly shorten the raised edge a little and put the prepared bottoms again briefly into the lemon water.
3. Heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a larger pan, remove the artichoke bases from the lemon water, drain a little, cut into approx. 2 cm pieces and fry them in it. When they start to take on color, add onions, garlic, hot peppers and pickled tomatoes and fry with them. Season with salt and pepper and deglaze with the lemon juice. Turn the heat down and let everything sizzle until the artichokes are soft, but still have a very light bite. Then add the remaining olive oil and herbs, heat briefly and finally fold in the sheep’s cheese.
4. It tastes good with a crispy Chiabatta and a delicious “red” …………. and without adding sheep’s cheese, it is also suitable for vegans.

Tip:

1. After preparing the artichokes, thoroughly clean the board, knife and hands, otherwise everything that comes into contact with them will taste bitter. It is advisable to prepare all the other ingredients beforehand, then this cannot happen.
2. Unfortunately I don’t have any photos of the cutting of the artichokes ….. the battery of the device was empty …..; – (((but I had to continue working quickly, sorry.