Aragonese Christmas cardoons with almonds
The traditional Christmas dish in Ayerbe and throughout Aragon: cooked chard, simmered for an hour and a half, and covered in a béchamel sauce flavored wi…
On Aragon, on traditionally serves artichokes on Christmas Eve, typically in a white sauce with almonds.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time1 hr 15 min
- Total1 hr 35 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodsaucepan
- Estimated cost$1.91 $0.48 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $0.92
- $0.08
- $0.21
- $0.50
- $0.17
- $0.03
Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Bring a saucepan of salted water to a boil.
- Add the cleaned and de-seeded cardoons, and let them cook for an hour and a half.
- Sauté some very finely chopped onion in the oil, then add the flour while stirring continuously. Next, add the warm milk while continuing to stir.
- In a mortar, grind the almonds into a paste and add it to the sauce along with salt; cook for 5 minutes.
- Pour the sauce over the drained cardoons and let it cook for another ten minutes.
The bill
Aragonese Christmas cardoons with almonds
- 100 g of blanched almonds$0.92
- 50 g of flour$0.08
- One small piece of onion$0.21
- 1/2 liter of milk$0.50
- oil$0.17
- salt$0.03
Total$1.91
that's $0.48 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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