Description:

Artichokes with spicy shrimp stuffing

Source:

William Bohannon

Serves/Makes:4

Ingredients

• 4 artichokes stemmed and trimmed (tips cut off leaves)
• 2 cups (475 ml) milk
• 1 can small baby shrimp
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) ice box garlic (chopped garlic sold in a glass jar)
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) sweet butter or margarine
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) cayenne
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) marjarom
• 1 pinch of nutmeg
• Italian bread crumbs
• salt and pepper, to taste
• garlic butter
• blackened seasoning, dry rub, or essence
• lemon wedges

Preparation

• Boil the artichokes in lightly salted water with lemon till tender.
• Heat milk, butter, garlic, shrimp (with juice), and spices.
• Add bread crumbs to the milk mixture to bind into a spoonable stuffing.
• Set stuffing aside.
• Drain artichokes.
• Remove inner leaves and "choke"(the thistles and fibers) with spoon to make room for the stuffing.
• Place stuffing mound in each artichoke.
• Arrange upright in cast iron skillet or baking dish.
• Drizzle with garlic butter.
• Sprinkle generously with blackened seasoning.
• Broil 5 minutes to brown top.
• Serve with more garlic butter, if necessary.

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