Broccoli di Rabe with Sausage and Pasta

You will need:

• 1 bunch of broccoli di rabe
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil + 1 tbs
• 8 garlic cloves sliced thin
• 2 tsp Crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup Grated pecorino Romano cheese + more for serving
• Salt n pepper to taste
• Pasta of your choice
• 1 lb italian sweet sausage removed from casing

Directions:

1. Cut the bottom 1″ of the stems off the broccoli di rabe and put the broccoli di rabe in a large pot of boiling water for about 5 minutes (keep this pot of water going for your pasta) remove and immediately rinse the rabe under cold water this will stop the cooking and lock in the color.
2. Chop into bite size pieces and set aside.
3. In a large skillet on medium heat put the 1 tbs olive oil and add the sausage meat and with a wooden spoon sauté and break apart the sausage into small pieces as you brown it.
4. Now add 1/4 cup oil, garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, salt n pepper to taste (I use 1 tsp of each). Once you start to smell the garlic sauté all this for 5 minutes.
5. Now add the broccoli di rabe to the skillet and sauté for 5 minutes.
6. When you added the broccoli di rabe to the skillet start cooking your pasta in the pot of boiling water to 2 minutes short of recommended time, reserve one cup of the pasta water and strain the pasta and add it to the skillet.
7. Turn heat to medium high on the skillet add the cup of pasta water and sauté this all together for 2 minutes.
8. Turn off the heat and add the 1/4 cup Romano and fold everything together.
9. Serve with a good drizzle of the Extra virgin olive oil and grated cheese.

–  Daniel Mancini 

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