Artichoke Custards with Fava Bean Sauce

Artichoke Custards with Fava Bean Sauce
This recipe makes 6 servings with 349 calories, 10g of protein, and 26g of fat each. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up garlic clove, kosher salt and pepper, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 32
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Butter six 4-ounce ramekins and set them in a medium baking dish. Fill a bowl with cold water and squeeze the lemon juice into it. Working with 1 artichoke at a time, snap off the outer leaves and trim off all but 1 inch of the stem.
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Cut off the remaining leaves at the top of the heart and peel the base and stem. Halve the artichoke and scoop out the furry choke.
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Add the heart to the lemon water and repeat.
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In a saucepan of boiling water, cook the artichokes until tender, 10 minutes; drain and transfer to a food processor.
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Add 2 tablespoons of the cream; puree until smooth. Press the puree through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl.
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Whisk in the remaining cream along with the eggs and season with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and a pinch of white pepper.
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Pour the custard into the ramekins. Fill the dish with enough boiling water to reach halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
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Bake the custards for 45 minutes, until a knife inserted in the centers comes out clean.
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Remove the ramekins from the water.
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Meanwhile, in a small saucepan of boiling water, cook the fava beans for 5 minutes.
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Drain, reserving 1/4 cup of the water.
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Transfer the favas and the reserved water to a food processor and puree until smooth.
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In a skillet, heat the oil.
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Add the garlic, sage and rosemary and cook over moderate heat for 1 minute.
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Add the tomato and cook, stirring and mashing, for 5 minutes.
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Add the puree and cook until heated through. Season with salt and white pepper.
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Run the blade of a thin knife around each custard and invert onto plates. Spoon the sauce around the custards and serve.
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Ready In1 h, 30 m.
Servings6
Health Score11
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