Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe (Orecchiette con Cime di Rapa)

Name: Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe (Orecchiette con Cime di Rapa)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams broccoli rabe; 4 garlic cloves, sliced; 6 servings Kosher salt; 118 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 680 grams dried orecchiette; 177 milliliters freshly grated Pecorino Romano; 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)

Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe (Orecchiette con Cime di Rapa) is a vegetarian main course. One serving contains 649 calories, 21g of protein, and 24g of fat. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of broccoli rabe, olive oil, pecorino romano, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert.

Instructions

Trim all the leaves away from the broccoli rabe and remove the central core from each leaf.

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Broccoli Rabe

Remove the bottom 3 inches of the stem and peel the rest up to the flower buds. Rinse well in cold running water.

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Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

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Add the broccoli rabe and stir to submerge. Cook, uncovered, until tender and deep green in color, 3 to 4 minutes. Using a slotted spoon or tongs, lift the greens out of the water and rinse under cold running water.

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Broccoli Rabe

Greens

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Drain the leaves in a colander for a few minutes then coarsely chop them and set aside.

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Bring another large pot of salted water to a boil.

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Add the orecchiette and stir to submerge and separate the pasta. Cook, uncovered, until the pasta is al dente, about 8 minutes. Reserve about 1/4 cup of the pasta cooking water for finishing the dish if necessary.

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Orecchiette

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While the pasta is cooking, in a large skillet over moderate heat, warm the oil.

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Add the garlic and sauté, stirring frequently, until light golden in color, about 1 minute.

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Add the red pepper flakes, if using, the blanched broccoli rabe, and the reserved pasta cooking water as needed.

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Broccoli Rabe

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Drain the orecchiette in a colander, shaking well to remove excess water, then add it the broccoli rabe in the skillet and toss together over moderate heat until heated through, about 1 minute.

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Serve the pasta garnished with Pecorino Romano.

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Pecorino Romano