Cook the Book: Broccoli Rabe with Chiles and Garlic

Name: Cook the Book: Broccoli Rabe with Chiles and Garlic
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 bunches broccoli rabe; 3 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil; 1 large garlic clove, peeled and sliced; 6 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 pinch Pinch of minced pepperoncini or red pepper flakes

Cook the Book: Broccoli Rabe with Chiles and Garlic is a gluten free, primal, and whole 30 side dish. This recipe makes 6 servings with 79 calories, 2g of protein, and 7g of fat each. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of pepper flakes, extra virgin olive oil, garlic clove, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Trim the broccoli rabe by cutting off the bottom of each bunch and then separating the leaves from the flower-topped stems. Snap off and discard the thin stems attached to the leaves.

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Broccoli Rabe

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Plunge the leaves into the boiling water. When the water returns to a boil, remove the leaves from the pot with a slotted spoon, cool them in ice water, then drain them well in a colander.

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Water

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Slotted Spoon

Colander

Pot

Add the stems to the boiling water and cook until almost tender, about 2 minutes; then take them out of the pot, cool in ice water, and add them to the colander to drain.

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Water

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Colander

Pot

Combine the pepperoncini, garlic, and oil in a large skillet and warm over low heat. When the garlic begins to color, about 2 minutes, add both the broccoli rabe leaves and flower-topped stems to the oil. Gently warm the rabe in the garlic infused oil just until the stems are tender, about 5 minutes. Adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper and serve.

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Garlic Oil