• Clean the artichoke hearts leaving only the clean, smooth parts.
• Squeeze juice out of 1 lemon into a bowl of 3 cups water, add the artichoke hearts into the bowl and set to soak.

Artichoke Gravy

• Squeeze juice out of the 2 remaining lemons.
• Mix in a bowl the lemon juice, bay leaves, allspice, 1½ cups of water, salt and pepper.

Preparing the chicken

• Salt and pepper the chicken breasts and then add the oregano.
• Add the olive oil to a large pot and then the chicken, prepare until brown on both sides. Turn over when needed. Add the garlic cloves to the pot.
• Add the artichokes (drained from water) and the gravy to the pot and mix.
• Cover the pot and cook on low heat for 40 minutes. Stir from time to time.
• Chop the parsley and add to the pot half the amount.
• Turn the stove off, mix and add the remaining parsley leaves.