TORTA DI CARCIOFI (Artichoke Pie)

How can someone love artichokes as much as I do !?

An easy to do dish that you can serve as a main course or super for a party dish.

YOU'LL NEED:
(serves 4-8)

- 12-14 artichokes (rinced well if frozen or canned)
- 3 T spoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 T spoons balsicm vinegar
- handful of flat parsely
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup white dry wine
- 1 t spoon oregano
- 1/2 red onion (cut thin)
- 1 t spoon salt & pepper
- 6 eggs
- 1/2 cup grated parmigiano cheese
- 1/8 cup cooking cream
- 1/8 cup grated pecorino cheese
- pastry poof pasta
- oven pie dish

PREPARATION:

- Lets start off by preparing the carciofi (artichokes). If you have frozen or canned carciofi, make sure you rince them well and cut them in quarters or halves if small. If you have "real" fresh artichokes, peel them and clean the fuzz out and cut in quarters. (if you have issues with cleaning and peeling "real" artichokes, contact me for instructions how to do so.
- In a deep and medium saucepan, add a couple T spoons olive oil, 1 smashed and cut garlic clove and when the garlic starts to golden, add the artichokes and let cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the balsamic vinegar and about a 1/4 cup of warm water, cover and lower heat to low for another 5 minutes or until soft.
- When water has evaporated, turn up heat to high and add parsley and mix for about 2 minutes, then add the 1/4 cup of white wine (I prefer dry) and let reduce. Bring heat down to simmer and cover while we work on the pastry and egg mixtures.
- In a pie tin, place your pastry poof pasta leaving a bit of a boarder around the sides and preheat oven to 325 F. When oven has reached the temp, put the poof pastry in oven for about 10 minutes. Then remove and let cool.
- In a medium size bowl, pool (break open and put together) 6 eggs, salt and pepper to taste, oregano, the parmigiano cheese grated and the 1/8 cup cooking cream. Mix together then add your artichokes to this mixture.
- Pour the above mixture onto your slightly cook pastry poof in the pie tin and sprinkle with the grated pecorino cheese.
- Return the above back to your oven and reduce the heat to 320F and cook for 20 minutes.

EASIER THAN THIS...... NO PROBLEM !
ENJOY