Orecchiette con Cime di Rapa - Italian Recipe

Orecchiette con Cime di Rapa

🌍 Italian, Puglia Difficulty: ●●●○○

Puglia's signature pasta, shaped like small ears to catch the bitter broccoli rabe in every bite. The cime di rapa must cook in the same water as the pasta, wilting down before the orecchiette go in. Anchovy and chilli in hot oil finish the dish.

Ingredients

• 400g orecchiette
• 600g cime di rapa (broccoli rabe), trimmed
• 4 anchovy fillets
• 3 cloves garlic
• Chilli flakes, olive oil

Method

1. Step 1 — Blanch cime di rapa in pasta water 2 min; remove.
2. Cooking — Cook pasta in same water.
3. Meanwhiling — Meanwhile, sauté garlic, anchovies, chilli in oil.
4. Adding — Add cime di rapa; toss. Add pasta and pasta water; toss well.

Tags: orecchiette, cime di rapa, anchovy fillets, garlic, chilli flakes · Source: Brittani's Almanac