Blooming artichokes with prawns. for a special day

The artichokes Despite being a rich and healthy vegetable, it arouses hatred and passions when preparing it. What is most lazy is undoubtedly cleaning them because it takes a little work to peel them, although if you continue my cleaning method You will have them ready in minutes and so you can enjoy them in a lot of recipes.
Blooming artichokes with prawns for a special moment
Every season I do more and enjoy more with the artichokes and although I have already done them in many ways, I love stuffedalso the Artichokes with hamwaves upholstered shower headsextraordinary remain in omelettetoday's, blooming artichokes with prawns They are the most flirtatious of all my recipes artichokes.
A recipe to serve as a starter at a guest dinner and leave our diners impressed.
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Blooming artichokes and prawns
- 4 artichokes
- extra virgin olive oil
- maldon salt
- 1 splash of cognac
- 4 prawns
Prawn flavored mayonnaise
- 1 egg
- 150 ml sunflower oil (olive oil)
- oil to fry the prawns
- salt and lemon juice
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Clean the artichokes and leave them stemless, cook them in water with lemon and parsley until tender.
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Remove the artichokes once cooked and place them upside down on a colander to remove as much water as possible.
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Peel the prawns and separate the bodies for one dish and the shells and heads for another.
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Put a drizzle of oil in a frying pan and fry the prawns, transfer it to a plate. Reserve
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Put the saucepan over high heat, a good jet of oil and add the prawn shells and heads, pressing down with a wooden spoon, cook for 5 minutes, add a small splash of cognac, leave for a couple more minutes and strain and reserve the liquid to cool to make the mayonnaise.
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Put the prawn oil, the egg, the oil indicated for the mayonnaise, a little lemon juice, salt in the blender glass and place the blender arm immovably but working until the density of the mixture begin to change and thicken, then begin to lift the mixer up and down until you have a thick mayonnaise. Store in the fridge until use.
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Put a pan on the fire, paint it lightly with olive oil. Open the artichokes in the shape of a flower, separating the leaves and place them open like this on the hot pan until they are toasted. We will only toast them on the flower side.
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Once all the artichokes are toasted, place them on a serving platter, put a teaspoon of mayonnaise in the center of the flower and decorate with a prawn. Garnish with parsley leaves
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