Aginares à la Polita 
(Greek artichoke hearts and potatoes with dill)

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Two artichokes in a pot
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Aginares à la polita means “artichokes city-style.” The city in this case is Constantinople, now Istanbul. This wonderful dish is a harbinger of spring and makes good use of artichokes, of one of the first spring vegetables in the market after a long winter.

Aginares à la Polita

Aginares à la Polita

Course: VegetablesCuisine: Greece
Makes

4 to 6

servings

Aginares à la polita means “artichokes city-style.” The city in this case is Constantinople, now Istanbul. This wonderful dish is a harbinger of spring and makes good use of artichokes.

Ingredients

  • Olive oil — 1/4 cup

  • Onion, chopped — 1

  • Scallions, chopped — 4

  • Artichoke hearts, cooked and halved — 5 or 6

  • Small new potatoes, halved or quartered — 5 or 6

  • Carrots, peeled and cut into chunks — 3

  • Stock or water — 2 to 3 cups

  • Salt and pepper — to taste

  • Lemon juice — 1/4 cup

  • Cornstarch or flour — 1 tablespoon

  • Fresh dill, chopped — 3 tablespoons

Directions

  • Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and sauté the onions until translucent. Add the scallions and sauté for another 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Add the artichoke hearts, potatoes, carrots, salt and pepper to the onions and pour in the stock or water to come about 3/4 the way up the vegetables. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the vegetables are cooked through.
  • Remove the vegetables to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Stir the cornstarch or flour into the lemon juice, and the whisk the mixture into the vegetable cooking liquid, stirring constantly. Stir in the chopped dill.
  • Increase the heat to medium and bring the liquid to a slow boil, stirring constantly, and cook until the sauce is lightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir the vegetables back into the sauce, heat through and adjust seasoning to taste.

Aginares à la Polita Notes and Variations

  • If you like, you can omit the cornstarch. Just add the lemon juice with the water and finish with Step 2.

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