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Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe

Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 400 g 14 oz orecchiette
  • 1 bunch of broccoli rabe about 400g/14 oz, roughly chopped
  • 2-3 cloves garlic slightly crushed and peeled
  • 1-2 dried chili peppers or a pinch of red pepper flakes
  • 2-3 anchovy fillets
  • Salt
  • Olive oil

Instructions

  • Boil the orecchiette and broccoli rabe together in well salted boiling water.
  • Meanwhile, in a large skillet, lightly sauté the garlic, chili pepper and anchovy fillets in olive oil. Turn off the heat.
  • When the orecchiette and broccoli rabe are done, transfer them and the broccoli rabe with a slotted spoon into the seasoned oil.
  • Simmer everything together, mixing as you go, until the pasta and broccoli rabe are well seasoned by the oil. The broccoli rabe should partially disintegrate into a kind of ‘sauce’.
  • Taste for seasoning and add salt to taste, if need be. Serve piping hot, drizzling a bit more olive oil on top of each portion if you like. This is not a dish that calls for any kind of grated cheese.