Orecchiette with Sprouting Broccoli - The Simple Version

Preparation info
  • Serve

    4 to 6

    unless otherwise stated.
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Two Fat Ladies Obsessions

By Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright

Published 1999

  • About

This version comes from Bari.

Ingredients

  • 2 lb sprouting broccoli or broccoli rabe
  • 1 lb orecchiette (little ears)
  • Salt<

Method

Take the pan in which you intend to cook the pasta, put in the appropriate quantity of water, and bring to a boil. Add the broccoli, broken up into florets, and cook for about 8 minutes. Remove from the water with a slotted spoon and keep hot.

Put the orecchiette into the same water, bringing the water back to a boil. As soon as they are cooked, drain them in the usual way and transfer