Easy Christmas side dish recipe from Roman Nonnas 🎄

Описание: Carciofi alla Romana, or Roman-style artichokes, is a classic Italian side dish that showcases the simplicity and elegance of Roman cuisine, which tends to create deeply flavorful dishes just by using simple, high-quality ingredients.
This is a classic Christmas day side dish on the table of many Roman families!
 
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INGREDIENTS:
 
• 2 artichokes
• ½ lemon
• 1 ½ garlic cloves
• 1 sprig of roman mint [lesser calamint]
• 1 sprig of parsley
• 60ml | 2.1fl oz white wine
• Sea salt
• Extra virgin olive oil
 
STEP by STEP:
 
1. Squeeze half a lemon in a bowl full of water, this lemony bath will cut through the artichokes bitterness while keeping them from oxidizing
2. TIP: before handling artichokes, wear a pair of latex gloves to avoid getting skin and nails all stained!
3. Cut the stalks off the artichokes and trim them, rub them with the squeezed half lemon and place them in the lemony water
4. Remove the hard external artichoke’s leaves, peel off until they become tender
5. Trim the tips of the leaves, the base of the hard leaves removed and the stalk still attached to the artichoke
6. Remove any fuzzy hair from the heart of the artichokes
7. Rub them with the squeezed half lemon and place them in the lemony water
8. Cut a garlic clove in half and finely chop a sprig of flat parsley
9. Wash and pick the leaves off a sprig of lesser calamint, this has a different flavor from common mint and gives a specific roman touch to the recipe. In case calamint is not in hand, common mint will do just as well.
10. Remove the artichoke from the water bath, dab them on kitchen paper and stuff the hearts with half a garlic clove, chopped parsley and a few calamint leaves
11. Slice half a garlic clove finely and sizzle it in a pot [deep enough to contain the artichokes upside-down] with a generous glug of extra virgin olive oil
12. Place the artichoke upside-down in the pot with their stalks, add sea salt to taste and let them sizzle until golden brown
13. Then add the white wine, and let it evaporate
14. Add warm water to cover the artichoke hearts half way up, place a lid on and cook for 30 minutes on low heat
15. A great tip to keep the artichokes from getting soggy is to place a double piece of kitchen paper between the lid and the pot while cooking!
16. To make sure the artichokes are fully cooked, gently try to push a fork down the base of the stalk [without cutting them in half!]. If the artichoke doesn’t offer resistance it is ready!
17. Plate, making sure to use all that delicious cooking juice…then enjoy! 😋
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