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Sample Recipe: Monterey & Carmel, Santa Cruz Counties, 3rd Edition

Below is a sample recipe from our Hill Guide to Monterey & Carmel and Santa Cruz County.  Hill Guides are the only guidebooks that include rarely revealed recipes from chefs and winemakers from each region. We want you to be able to recreate a favorite dish you experienced in your travels.  Check out our List of Recipes, as well as our List of Wineries under Sample Winery.

Grilled Artichokes
From the Castroville Artichoke Festival, Castroville, California

Ingredients:
4 large artichokes
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
2 Tbs. water
¼ cup soy sauce
1 Tbs. minced ginger
1 Tbs. minced garlic
¼ cup olive oil

Preparation:

Slice artichoke leaf tips off crosswise to removed thorny tips and discard tips. Trim artichoke stems and cut off end. Boil or steam artichokes until you can poke a fork tip into the stem or a petal pulls off easily. Drain artichokes and cool. Cut each artichoke in half lengthwise and scrape out fuzzy center and any purple tipped petals.
Combine balsamic vinegar, water, soy sauce, ginger, garlic and olive oil. Marinate artichokes in this mixture up to 24 hours, turning occasionally.

Drain artichokes. Place cut side down on a grill over a solid bed of medium coals or a gas grill on medium. As the artichokes cook, baste them with the sauce every few minutes. Grill until lightly browned on cut side, 5-7 minutes. Turn artichokes over and grill un petal side until petals are lightly charred, 305 minutes more.
Serve with your favorite dip or not! Serves 8.