Ricettario d'Italia

In breve

The dish in short

  • The cime di rapa and the orecchiette cook in the same water: the greens go in first, the pasta a few minutes later.
  • Only the tender tops of the cime di rapa are used.
  • Dressed in the pan with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, chilli and salted anchovies crushed to a paste.
  • Served without cheese.

Il video, Bari, Puglia

Orecchiette con le cime di rapa

The video: Orecchiette with turnip tops

Apulia's ear-shaped pasta, cooked in the same water as the tender tops of cime di rapa, then tossed with olive oil, garlic, chilli and salted anchovies. The video is an illustration; the recipe has the exact quantities, temperatures and times.

Serves
4
Hands-on
1 h 25 min
Cooking
45 min
Video
11 s

Passo dopo passo

The steps, in photos

The video shows the main moments; these are all 13 steps, as in the recipe.

Photos of steps 1, 2, 3
1Warm the water2Knead without salt3Rest under a cloth
Photos of steps 4, 5, 6
4Roll it into cords5Shape the orecchiette6Lay them out
Photos of steps 7, 8, 9
7Put the water on8Trim the cime di rapa9Prepare the anchovies
Photos of steps 10, 11, 12
10Greens first, then the orecchiette11Make the dressing12Toss in the pan
Photos of steps 13
13Serve at once

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