Orecchiette Broccolini

Orecchiette Broccolini

This delightful dish of Orecchiette pasta adorned with a creamy Broccolini puree and savoury anchovy sauce. Is perfect for those seeking a comforting yet sophisticated pasta dish bursting with Mediterranean flavours.

CHEF

Orazio D’Elia

cuisine

Italian

cooperated brands

Perfection Fresh

Rio Vista

Orecchiette Broccolini

Orecchiette Broccolini

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Ingredients

  • 1 bunch Perfection Fresh Broccolini
  • 500g Orecchiette pasta
  • 100g Parmigiana Reggiano, grated finely
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 2 birdseye chilli
  • 3 x anchovy fillet
  • 4 tablespoons Rio Vista Olives Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Sea salt flakes

Methods

  • Roughly chop Perfection Fresh Broccolini stems, reserve florets, chop florets individually. Blanche the stems in boiling water until tender and bright green.
  • Use a blender to puree stems into a creamy sauce, loosen with blanching water if needed.
  • Roughly chop garlic and chilli’s, add Rio Vista Olives Extra Virgin Olive Oil on medium heat and sauté. After a few mins add the anchovies fry for a minute to break up then add a ladle of blanching water, increase heat
  • In heavily salted boiling water, cook Orecchiette until half done then add florets to blanch in pasta water until pasta al dente. Drain pasta & Florets, add to the pan with garlic, chilli and anchovies, mix to combine
  • In a food processor blitz all tomatoes into a fine juice, add to pot and add water if needed to cover the meat. Season with a bit of salt at this stage. Cook this uncovered on a low-medium simmer for 3.5-4 hours.
  • Add broccolini puree to the pan, mix to combine.
  • Add grated Parmigiana Reggiano and a dash of Rio Vista Olives Extra Virgin Olive Oil, mix all to combine. Serve topped with Parmigiana Reggiano.

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