Artichokes à la Barigoule Recipe

Artichokes à la Barigoule Recipe

  • 25ml/1fl oz olive oil
  • 4 pearl onions
  • 15g/½oz smoked bacon lardons
  • 1 carrot, peeled and sliced
  • 3 baby artichokes, outer leaves removed, trimmed
  • 4 baby turnips
  • 4 button mushrooms
  • 4 long baby radishes
  • 1 garlic clove, peeled, thinly sliced
  • 50ml/2fl oz dry white wine
  • 110ml/4fl oz chicken stock
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh flatleaf parsley
  • 1 loaf crusty bread, sliced
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  1. Heat a small pan over a medium heat and add the olive oil. Gently fry the pearl onions and bacon for 2-3 minutes, or until lightly coloured.
  2. Add the carrots, artichokes, turnips, mushrooms and radishes and gently fry for 1-2 minutes, then add the garlic. Increase the heat, add the wine and cook for 1-2 minutes, or until the volume of the liquid has reduced by half. Add the stock and reduce the heat to a simmer.
  3. Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 3-4 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender. Remove the lid, increase the heat to high and cook for a further 3-4 minutes, or until the liquid has reduced to a thick glaze.
  4. Stir in the chopped parsley and season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  5. To serve, spoon the vegetables into a bowl and serve with crusty bread on the side.