Orecchiette with Sausage & Broccoli Rabe | PritiEats
Orecchiette with Sausage & Broccoli Rabe
15 mins prepServes 4
This dish features orecchiette pasta combined with sautéed Italian sausage and broccoli rabe, creating a delightful balance of bitterness and salty tang from the pecorino romano cheese.
1: Heat 4 quarts of water in a pasta pot.
2: When boiling, drop the rapini in for 2 minutes until bright green and slightly softened.
3: Transfer the rapini to a bowl of ice water to shock and stop cooking.
4: Reserve 2 cups of the cooking liquid and set aside.
5: In a large sauté pan, heat olive oil and garlic over medium heat.
6: Add the sausage and cook until no longer pink.
7: Add the rapini and reserved cooking water to the sausage, allowing flavors to meld.
8: In the pot used for the rapini, add 1 tablespoon of salt and bring back to a boil.
9: Drop the pasta into the boiling water and cook according to box instructions until al dente.
10: Drain the pasta and combine with the rapini and sausage.
11: Toss the pasta to absorb the sauce and allow it to sit off heat for 3-5 minutes before serving with romano and extra red pepper flakes.
