Stuffed Artichoke Hearts

Ingredients:

 8 whole pieces of artichoke
200 grams minced beef
1 medium onion finely chopped
handful of pine seeds
2 medium carrot peeled and cut
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon seven spices
juice of one lemon
2 tablespoons of flour
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Preparation:

Boil the artichokes in salted water until they start to soften. Peel the leaves, cut off the stems, and keep the hearts. Place them in a tray with the carrots

Prepare the stuffing by frying in the heated oil the onion, then add the meat and the pine seeds.
Season with salt and the seven spices

Preheat the oven to 180C

Place a generous tablespoon of the filling in the heart of artichoke and press gently down

Prepare the sauce to cover them , mix the flour with a cup of water then add it to about one liter of water and pour gently over the stuffed hearts

Add the lemon juice, bake in the oven for about 30 minutes until the sauce boils and starts thickening

Serve it with cooked rice (if desired)