*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                         Cream of Artichoke Soup

Recipe By     : Duarte's restaurant in Pescadero, CA
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Soups & Stews

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   6      large         artichokes  -- up to 8
   1                    onion  -- diced
     1/2  teaspoon      salt
     1/4  teaspoon      pepper
   1                    bay leaf
   2      tablespoons   vegetable oil
   3      tablespoons   lemon juice
   2      cloves        garlic
   2      cups          chicken stock
   1      cups          heavy cream

From: rshoup@oracle.com (Randy Shoup) 
You are probably referring to Duarte's restaurant in Pescadero, CA, which 
is justifiably famous both for its artichoke soup and for its olallieberry 
pie.  (Apparently locals pronounce the name "DU-art's", as opposed to 
"duARte's" -- very odd) My SO and I have been to Duarte's many times, and 
on more than one occasion have planned trips around being there at 
mealtimes (one time twice in a day).  The most recent time, we noticed up 
on the wall an old yellowing newspaper article about the place which 
contained the recipe for their artichoke soup.  We each memorized half, 
and wrote it down immediately once we got back to the car.  The following 
is an adaptation: Prepare the artichokes for steaming: Remove and discard 
tough outer leaves of the artichokes.  From the top, scoop out and discard 
the innermost section, along with the stringy thistle part above the 
heart.  You should be left with most of the leaves together with the 
heart. (Sorry about the lack of clarity here.  This is the standard 
Italian way to prepare artichokes for steaming, though, and many cookbooks 
-- including _The_Joy_of_Cooking_ and Marcella Hazan's 
_Classical_Italian_Cooking_ -- have clearer explanations and pictorial 
diagrams describing this process.) Bring 1-2" of water to boil in a pot 
large enough for all the artichokes. Add garlic, salt, pepper, bay leaf, 2 
tbl of the lemon juice, and oil. Place artichokes on steaming apparatus in 
pot, cover tightly, and steam 30-40 minutes. Remove artichokes and allow 
them to cool sufficiently to be handled. Scrape the tender artichoke 
"meat" from the inside of each leaf (I use a heavy knife for this).  If 
the steamed artichokes are particularly tender, you may be able to 
dispense with the scraping and just cut off the top portions of the 
leaves. Puree the artichoke "meat" and artichoke hearts with the onion and 
chicken stock.  Add final tbl of lemon juice. Simmer over low heat for ~1 
hour. Add cream, adjust salt and pepper, and serve.


                   

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