I spent yesterday in the kitchen... and trying to learn a new blogging system. I will say that 'blogger' may have it glitches, but it is very user friendly compared to others. I will be getting a 2 for 1 post~ since that is how I've set it up. Or should I say Y'aLL will get a 2 for 1 post!
This is my first recipe from our Pomodori e Vino cooking challenge, and luckily it is one of my favorites when eating at a Roman trattoria. Carciofi alla Romana~ or Artichokes, Roman style.
The first of many weekly challenges... to find the right ingredients here in Alabama. I managed to find the large globe artichokes, which are not exactly the stout, tender artichokes found in Italy. Allora. These will just have to work.
Most of the essentials of Italian cooking involve the 'process' of cooking. Marcella goes into details about the proper way to clean and prepare the artichokes... which is essential for most dishes using the fresh artichoke.
First~ remove the outer leaves. If at first this seems wasteful, she says it is more wasteful to cook something that can't be eaten.
Continue until you reach the tender inner leaves. Cut the tips of the inner leaves off.Rub all of the cut surfaces with lemon to prevent browning.Mean while, mince some mint, parsley, garlic and mix with salt and pepper.Rub the chokes well with the herbs and place tops down in a pot and cook until tender~ the smell is amazing! I served mine with a nice bowl of fennel risotto.Don't forget to follow us with a new recipe everyday on Facebook or at Pomodori e Vino.
Buon Appetito y'all,
Sandi
11 comments:
Ohh Man! This looks fantastic! You know how much I love Artichokes!
I would just love to taste this!!! Looks wonderful.
Flashback!!!!to high school. OMG, I have not made, nor have I had, steamed artichoke in 42 yrs. That sounds so wonderful and fulfilling. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I remember it tasting like fresh sugar peas. I'll bet the fennel risotto was as grand. I grow fennel and will have to try this too. Thanks so much for the memory flash.
Bless You this Easter Week and weekend
Fennel risotto sounds amazing - where is the recipe for THAT? Or did you use one of Gail's frozen Trader Joe's risottos . . . .
BTW - artichokes from California are only $ 2 here. Funny that you get dinged $ 5 and you're in the same country!
Christy~ I felt very Italian peeling my artichokes.
Nanny~ come on by :-)
Dar~ High School and Artichokes?? I'd love to hear that story.
Jerry~ Never fear... that recipe is coming. I'm glad to see that you think Alabama is a part of the rest of the country. (sometimes I wonder)
I could OD on those beautiful 'baby'! meaning I see one, but look there's a dinosaur, ha made you look and I ate the artichoke!
Happy Easter!
Wow looks absolutely wonderful.
Yummy!
Just came by to see your Artichokes! I like your take on this, different! Thanks for sharing!!
This looks wonderful.
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