Baked Cardoons - {Cardi Al Forno} II Recipe - Cooking Index

Baked Cardoons - {Cardi Al Forno} II

Type: Vegetables
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

20   Cardoons - cleaned, boiled,
  And dried
1/4 cup  Grated caciocavallo - plus
1/4 cup  Medium-diced caciocavallo
1/4 cup  Freshly-grated pecorino - plus
1/2 cup  Diced pecorino
1/2 cup  Fresh bread crumbs
  = (large "Big Boy" crumbs)
1/2   Freshly-chopped Italian parsley leaves
4   Anchovy fillets - rinsed, patted dry,
  And thinly sliced
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
4 tablespoons  Extra-virgin olive oil - plus
  Extra for greasing the pan
1/2   Lemon - juiced, for garnish

Recipe Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Lightly grease a shallow 9- by 13-inch gratin dish. Arrange the cardoons in a single layer at the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle 1/4 cup grated caciocavallo, 1/4 cup grated pecorino, bread crumbs and parsley over the cardoons and top with anchovies, diced caciocavallo and diced pecorino. Season, to taste, with the salt and pepper. Add 3 tablespoons olive oil and toss until well combined.

Drizzle the top with the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Place in the oven and bake until the top is golden brown, about 25 minutes. Serve hot with a squeeze of lemon.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
MOLTO MARIO with Mario Batali - (Show # MB-2F27) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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