jmcquown wrote:
I saw this on a cooking show some time last year; I came into the
show late but I believe the woman was from Italy. From what I could
tell when I started watching, she had taken some baby artichokes and
cut them in half down the center. It appeared they were merely
sprinkled with kosher or sea salt, I couldn't really tell, and then
pan fried in olive oil until they were golden.

Sounds like Carciofi alla Giudea except that they are done whole not cut in
half. This is a traditional dish from the Jewish Ghetto of Rome. Here are
a few sites with recipes:
http://members.aol.com/AFPIntl/artichoke.html
http://www.italianmade.com/recipes/recipe136.cfm
http://www.foodtv.com/food/recipes/r..._13078,00.html

HTH
Cristina
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