Orecchiette con Cime di Rapa: Puglia's Signature Pasta Dish

Name: Orecchiette con Cime di Rapa: Puglia's Signature Pasta Dish
Cook time: 30 minutes
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 400g orecchiette (the conventional ear-molded pasta of Puglia) 700g washed turnip greens without the stems; or 500g delicate broccoli stems or broccoli rabe 2 cloves of garlic; finely chopped 2 anchovy filets 1 small chili pepper; finely chopped Toasted breadcrumbs

Primo

Barbara Searles | Fri, 12/02/2022 - 05:13

Difficulty Level

Low

Cooking Time

30 minutes

Cost

Low

“Little ears with turnip tops” — orecchiette con cime di rapa — probably don’t sound particularly appetizing. Yet this exemplary Pugliese classic of cucina povera now shows up on the menus of high-end restaurants and cafés everywhere. It’s also an excellent and beginner-friendly dish to try making at home. A specialty of Bari, the regional capital, traditional orecchiette are not only celebrated in domestic kitchens and around chef’s tables. Tunnel-like streets like the famed Str