ORECCHIETTE WITH BROCOLLI RABE N SAUSAGE
By
Lora DiGs
@ansky714
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THIS IS A DISH THAT HAS BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR YEARS....I DONT MAKE IT OFTEN CAUSE HUBBY IS NOT INTO THE BITTERNESS OF BROCCOLI RABE...I LOVE IT N IT HAPPENS TO B A LORA DAY.....SO THIS IS WATS FOR DINNER TONITE ;)
Ingredients
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1/4 colive oil
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4 clovegarlic, peeld n crushd
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1 Tbspsalt plus 1/4 tsp
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1 lborriechetta ...this is the pasta i always use but any kind of cut pasta will work ;)
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1/2 lbsweet italian sausage ...about 4 links...meat squeezd out of casing
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1/2 tspcrushd red pepper flakes (less can b usedfor less heat)
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3/4 cparmesean cheese...divided into 1/4 n 1/2 cup
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1 bunchbroccoli rabe, cleand n roughly chopd
How to Make ORECCHIETTE WITH BROCOLLI RABE N SAUSAGE
- I BLANCH MY BROCCOLI RABE IN BOILN WATER FOR THREE MINUTES TO RID SOME OF THE BITTERNESS THEN I IMMEDIATELY PUT IT INTO A WATER/ICE BATH TO STOP COOKN. THEN DRAIN
- PUT UP A LARGE POT OF WATER WITH A 1 TBLSPN OF SALT....ONCE BOILN ADD PASTA N COOK AL DENTE.
- WHILE PASTA IS COOKN ....IN A LARGE SAUCEPAN HEAT UP OLIVE OIL N SAUTÉ GARLIC TILL GOLDEN...1-2 MINUTES. NEXT ADD SAUSAGE MEAT N BREAK UP WITH SPOON N COOK FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES
- ADD BROCCOLI RABE ALONG WITH A CUP OF PASTA WATER, CRUSHD RED PEPPER N SALT....STIRRN OCCASIONALLY N COOK FOR 5 MORE MINUTES OVER MED/HIGH HEAT UNTIL LIQUID IS SLIGHTLY REDUCED :)
- DRAIN THE PASTA N ADD TO SAUSAGE N BROCCOLI RABE...ADD 1/4 CUP OF PARMESEAN CHEESE N STIR INTO MIXTURE. ADDITIONAL CHEESE IS TO B SPRINKLED ON EACH SERVING....ENJOY :)
