Orecchiette with broccoli rabe

If you have relatives from Puglia or ever visited that amazing Italian region,
you must love orecchiette with broccoli rabe. Here the recipe from a dear friend
of mine from Lecce! Enjoy

Servings: 4 people

Author: Roberto

Prep Time
20 minutes

Cook Time
20 minutes

Total Time
40 minutes

Course:

Primo

Cuisine:

Italian Regional Pugliese

Keywords:

Vegan Regional traditional mediterranean Basic Puglia

🧂 Ingredients

500 gr fresh orecchiette pasta
500 gr broccoli rabe

aka rapini
1 garlic clove
2-3 anchovies
1 small red hot chili pepper
q.s. EVO oil
q.s. salt
q.s. black pepper

(optional)

Instructions

1 Wash the broccoli rabe and clean it, removing all the largest leaves and keeping
the medium – small ones and the flowers.
2 Put water in a pot, salt it and make it boil. When it's ready, drop the broccoli
rabe and let it boil for 6-8 minutes. Drain it but don't waste the water.
3 Use the same water to cook the orecchiette. Usually it will take about 10
minutes. Drain them "al dente"…
4 … while the orecchiette are boiling, prepare the sauce. In a pan, warm the EVO
oil, add the garlic clove, the anchovies and the red hot chili pepper. Gently
mix and after 3-4 minutes….
5 … drop the broccoli rabe, the orecchiette and some pasta water (half glass). At
medium-high heat, mix the orecchiette until the pasta is ready, add some EVO oil
and serve!