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Cristiano Ristuccia's orzo with broccoli Recipe

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Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
broccoli
anchovies in olive oil
a bag of very small pasta, such as orzo
3 cloves of garlic
9 cloves
Directions:
Directions:
Cut the broccoli into florets and cook them in a big pot of boiling water until al dente. Then remove them and use the water to cook the pasta. While this is occurring, peel the garlic cloves and insert 3 cloves (clove cloves that is) into each one. You do this by sticking the sharp pinpointy end into the garlic, one on each side of the triangle shape, so that your garlic becomes studded with cloves. Then throw them into a frying pan with a little olive oil and after they've had time to flavour the oil, add the anchovies (about half a jarful, with their oil). The anchovies will disintegrate and miraculously vanish into the oil. Then you throw in the cooked broccoli and stir it all around. When the pasta is cooked, drain it, and use a little of the pasta water if necessary to add to the anchovy/broccoli mixture, then toss it with the pasta. Fish around for the garlic cloves and remove them, noting whether any clove cloves have disappeared into the pasta and retrieving them if so, before serving with parmesan cheese. Delicious!
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
4-6
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
half an hour
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This recipe comes from Clare's husband Cristiano, who made it once when our cupboard was bare of almost everything except these ingredients. It's an especially wonderful meal for children as they have no clue about the presence of anchovies, which nonetheless give it a lovely rich meaty flavour.

 

 

 

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