Artichokes with Parmesan
Pair with Amontillado
There are certain foods with which you can touch the sky and the artichoke is one of them.
Amontillado is the perfect wine to enhance the flavor of this vegetable and due to the wines low acidity levels it pairs perfectly with the high acidity of the artichoke.
Ingredients
4
Artichokes
2
Lemons - juiced
500gr
Parmesan cheese grated
4 tablespoons
flour
Splash
olive oil
Season
Salt and Pepper
1 cup
water
Directions
Juice the lemons and add to water, saving a little of the lemon for later. Cut the tops off the artichokes and dip into lemon water to keep from browning.
Squeeze the lemon over the entire artichoke.
Put the artichokes on an oven tray, drizzle a little olive oil, add a pinch of salt, and grated parmesan in the heart of the artichoke.
Finally, wrap each artichoke loosely in aluminum foil and place on oven tray at 200 ° C (thermostat 6-7) for approximately 1hour 15 mins.


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serving and consuming
Pairing Amontillado with food
Amontillado should be served at a temperature of between 12 and 14º C.
It is an ideal wine to accompany soups and consommés, white meat, blue fish (tuna), wild mushrooms and semi-cured cheeses.
It combines perfectly with vegetables such as asparagus and artichokes.
Amontillado fast facts

Analytic data
- Alcoholic content between 16 and 22% vol.
- Sugar < 5 gr. / litre (normally < 1 gr. per litre)
- Total Acidity (tartaric) 4 - 6 gr. / litre
- Volatile Acidity (acetic) < 0,8 gr. / litre
- Very Low In Glycerine Content 3 - 5 gr. / litre

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