Orecchiette con le cime di rapa is a hearty, subtly spicy pasta dish that might be the most signature (and identifiable) dish of Italy’s heel.
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So much better when you sauté onion and garlic and add a some white wine
I made this last week using the recipe; I didn't have the orecchiette or the Pecorino Romano, but the substitutes still made it one of the best dishes I've ever cooked.
Dan loves that macaroni in a pot sound.. hehe if you know what i mean…
Delicious! Used baby broccoli and shredded Parmesan since that is what I had. Even the person who thinks I make too many pasta dishes loved it.
Now that looks delicious
That's what good {pasta} sounds like.
Excellent technique! I deglazed the sausage with white wine and added a 1/2 tsp of chicken Demi concentrate. Awesome!
Please keep up the meal prep videos. This one was excellent and inspiring!
Doesn’t blanching mean it’s put into ice bath after boiling, to stop the carryover cooking?
Would this work with a different green, like maybe kale?
Many, many thumbs up!
Yay! New Dan content. Can’t we have this every day? ❤
Love you Dan but I’ll stick with Lidia’s method. Prefer pasta sciuta
Rabe and Garlic define my life. Good sausage defines Nirvana.
Not keen for Broccoli Rabe so would Broccolini OR even Broccoli work? I LOVE relatively quick but flavorful dishes like this. Mmmm
Is that a seasoned Made In carbon steel pan?
The cost and limited a availability of broccoli rabe make this totally outside the possible.
A new pasta recipe! Looking forward to making this. Good tip placing measuring cup in the strainer, too many times I’ve forgotten to save some of the water. Thanks.
I love thos dish but with broccolini instead of rabe, but I can't seem to find broccolini any more.
So we can’t follow the recipe link unless we have a membership?