The ingredients to use
Who doesn’t like to eat artichokes Roman style? They are usually served in spring and come with a meaty main course. It is hard not to find them on the menus of historic Roman trattorias.
This dish certainly does not have the international fame of pasta carbonara or amatriciana, but it has nothing to envy these recipes.
The ingredients are not many. Artichokes of the “romanesco” variety are cleaned well and cooked with chopped parsley, mint, garlic, salt and pepper. In ancient times they were eaten by farmers and the recipe has been handed down all these years.
The recipe for Roman-style artichokes
To prepare this dish you must have four Roman artichokes, a clove of garlic, a bunch of mint, pepper, salt, 100 ml of extra virgin olive oil, water and a lemon. Some people also add a little white wine.
After cleaning the artichokes (removing the outer leaves and the inner stubble), put them in a bowl with water and lemon. Next you need to drain them and stuff them with the chopped pepper, mint, garlic, salt and pepper. Once they are ready, put the artichokes close together in a pan and cover them with water and oil to the top of the stem. Cook over low heat for about 30 minutes with the lid on.
Roman-style artichokes according to Benedetta Rossi
Another tasty recipe is Benedetta Rossi‘s. Here is the video of the preparation:
Carciofi alla romana according to Ruben
Here’s Ruben’s recipe: “Today I bring you the original recipe for Carciofi alla Romana, strictly without wine otherwise Nonna Mimmi will kill me.”
3 places to eat Roman-style artichokes in Rome
There are many trattorias in the Testaccio neighborhood that offer the capital’s traditional culinary dishes. To eat good Roman-style artichokes, you can pay a visit to three places:
- Felice in Testaccio
- Lo Scopettaro
- Agustarello in Testaccio
These restaurants are well known and popular with Romans. They also offer many other specialties–for a tasty lunch in Rome’s veracious neighborhood.