This is one very simple recipeAlthough the cleaning phase of the thistles requires some time and patience. The result is tasty And tasty, thanks to the addition of anchovy fillets and parmesan, two ingredients that find a perfect match in the combination with this vegetable.
Ingrediants
- 1 head of thistles
- 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
- 1 clove of garlic
- 3 anchovy fillets
- pepper
- 3 tablespoons of Grana Padano
Who loves i thistles He knows: stir-fried with the anchovies and covered with a layer of grain I’m a bomb. However, those who love them also know that they are not among the most fun vegetables to clean. It is indeed necessary eliminate there base, the external coasts, more woody, and all filaments from each stem, carefully, with a sharp knife or potato peeler (although the thistle is often resistant to household peeler). In fact, eliminating the filaments from the stems that are cooked avoids making the final result less pleasant to taste.
As you clean them, as with artichokes, remember to dip them in water And lemon, to prevent them from blackening, as they do so very quickly. Once cleaned, that’s it: you need to boil them in water for at least 30 minutes.
Thistles are good for you: they are antioxidants, purifying, act in a beneficial way on the liver. So let’s use this precious vegetable as long as it is in season. In addition to pan-fried thistles, you can prepare thistles and potatoes, a sumptuous flan of humpback thistles or a first course of pasta, Calamarata with thistles and sausage.
OTHER TASTY RECIPES: Escarole in a pan, Broccoli in a pan, Radicchio in a pan
How to prepare: Pan-fried thistles
- Execution
- easy
- Preparation time
- 15 min
- Cooking time
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45 min
- Portions
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4
How to prepare: Pan-fried thistles
Preparing the thistles in a pan is simple: start by cleaning the thistles as described above and cook them in water for 30/40 minutes (times are greatly reduced if, in this phase, you use the pressure cooker). Check them: they must still be very crunchy and consider that they will pass in the pan for another 15 minutes. In a pan, heat 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil and a clove of garlic, add 3 anchovy fillets and let them dissolve in the hot oil.
When the anchovies have been reduced to fragments, add the thistles and cook them for about 15 minutes, until a delicious golden crust has formed. Give a sprinkle of pepper, transfer the thistles to a serving dish, sprinkle them with a generous dose of Grana Padano and bring them to the table while still warm.
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