Orecchiette with Broccoli

You would never guess there are anchovies in this sauce, but without them it would not have the same depth of flavor. Orecchiette, which means ‘little ears’ in Italian, are a specialty of Apulia, where it is still possible to find women making and selling them on the street. Orecchiette are a flour-and-water pasta and you can buy them dried. The classic sauce they are paired with is made with broccoletti, a vegetable similar to broccoli rabe, and I have a recipe for it in my book