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Food and Wine: Broccoli Rabe and Sausage with Orecchiette
Bonaire Talk: Food and Wine: PASTA AND STARCHES: Broccoli Rabe and Sausage with Orecchiette
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Freddie~~~~~~ Spring has Sprung ) (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #14435) on Monday, May 24, 2010 - 7:10 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Made this for dinner tonight and even G said it was good :)

Serves 6
Hands-On Time: 15m
Total Time: 25m
Ingredients
1 pound orecchiette
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
1 pound hot Italian sausage, casings removed
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 bunch broccoli rabe {about a pound}
4 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
1 cup grated Parmesan (4 ounces){i used shaved parm}
Kosher salt and black pepper
Directions
1.Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain the pasta and return it to the pot.
2.Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until it's no longer pink, 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook 1 minute.
3.Add the broth and red pepper and bring to a boil. Add the broccoli rabe and simmer, covered, until tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the butter and Parmesan and cook, uncovered, until the sauce thickens slightly, 1 to 2 minutes.
4.Toss the pasta with the sausage mixture and ΒΌ teaspoon each salt and pepper

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Barbara "CB" Gibson (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #5167) on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 - 9:07 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Freddie, I'm going to try this tonight....yeah, yeah, I'll use vegetarian meat replacements, but I bet it's still good...

 

Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Barbara "CB" Gibson (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #5175) on Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 2:29 pm:     Edit PostPrint Post

Freddie, it was good. I had trouble getting the sauce to thicken, and improvised a little. There is a soy based chorizo(DON'T gag, Jerry!) that has good texture and delivers the heat, so that's what I used as a meat substitute. I gave it an 8, but Eric gave it a 9.3!

 


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