Agnello Con Carciofi (Lamb With Artichokes)

Ingredients

• 2 lbs lean lamb
• 6 artichokes
• 1 cup lemon juice, fresh squeezed
• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 onions, sliced thinly
• 2 cups dry white wine
• 1 tablespoon mint leaf, chopped
• 1 tablespoon thyme, chopped
• salt, to taste
• ground black pepper, to taste

Directions

1. 1

   Remove the outer harder leaves of the artichokes, trim the stalk, cut them in slices and soak them in water with lemon juice.

2. 2

   Cut the lamb meat, dip it in flour and sauté in a saucepan with pre-heated oil.

3. 3

   Mix in the onion, the artichokes, the thyme and mint, stirring occationally and let the ingredients stew in the lidded saucepan.

4. 4

   Pour in the white wine and add salt and pepper if needed.

5. 5

   Put the lid back on the pan and let simmer for at least one hour.

6. 6

   Turn over the artichokes from time to time to cook them more uniformly. Serve very hot.