orecchiette with brocolli rabe n sausage

Name: ORECCHIETTE WITH BROCOLLI RABE N SAUSAGE
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1/4 cup(s) olive oil; 4 clove(s) garlic, peeld n crushd; 1 tablespoon(s) salt plus 1/4 tsp; 1 pound(s) orriechetta ...this is the pasta i always use but any kind of cut pasta will work ;); 1/2 pound(s) sweet italian sausage ...about 4 links...meat squeezd out of casing; 1/2 teaspoon(s) crushd red pepper flakes (less can b usedfor less heat); 3/4 cup(s) parmesean cheese...divided into 1/4 n 1/2 cup; 1 bunch(es) broccoli rabe, cleand n roughly chopd

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Lora DiGs

Monroe Township, NJ

Updated on Oct 30, 2014

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 ;)

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 25 Min

method Stove Top

yield 3-4 serving(s)

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil
4 cloves garlic, peeld n crushd
1 tablespoon salt plus 1/4 tsp
1 pound orriechetta ...this is the pasta i always use but any kind of cut pasta will work ;)
1/2 pound sweet italian sausage ...about 4 links...meat squeezd out of casing
1/2 teaspoon crushd red pepper flakes (less can b usedfor less heat)
3/4 cup parmesean cheese...divided into 1/4 n 1/2 cup
1 bunch broccoli rabe, cleand n roughly chopd

How To Make orecchiette with brocolli rabe n sausage

Step 1

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

Step 2

PUT UP A LARGE POT OF WATER WITH A 1 TBLSPN OF SALT....ONCE BOILN ADD PASTA N COOK AL DENTE.
Step 3

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
Step 4

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 :)
Step 5

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 :)
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