Orecchiette with Rapini and Sausage

Name: Orecchiette with Rapini and Sausage
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 1
Ingredients: 2 bunches rapini; 400g orecchiette pasta; 2–3 Italian sausages, crumbled; 2 garlic cloves, sliced; 3 anchovy fillets; Pinch chili flakes; Olive oil; Splash of white wine; Parmigiano Reggiano, grated; Salt

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Ingredients and Method

Ingredients

2 bunches rapini
400g orecchiette pasta
2–3 Italian sausages, crumbled
2 garlic cloves, sliced
3 anchovy fillets
Pinch chili flakes
Olive oil
Splash of white wine
Parmigiano Reggiano, grated
Salt

Method

Blanch rapini in salted water (45 sec). Blend with a drizzle of olive oil, a ladle of cooking water & pinch of salt until smooth.
Cook orecchiette in the same pot.
In a hot sauté pan, add olive oil, garlic, anchovies, chili flakes. Stir.
Add sausage, cook through, then deglaze with white wine. Stir in rapini purée.
Toss pasta into sauce with a splash of pasta water until glossy.
Finish with Parmigiano.
Hearty. Simple. Bursting with flavour.