Orecchiette con broccoli

Takes 20 minutes | Serves 4 |

Ingredients

650 g broccoli heads
60 ml (4 tbsp) extra virgin olive oil
4 cloves garlic cloves
0.5 chilli red chilli
4 fillets anchovy fillets
300 g dried orecchiette pasta
some to taste sea salt

Steps

Cooking the Broccoli

• Cook broccoli in slightly salted boiling water for about 10 minutes until tender.

Preparing the Sauce

• Heat olive oil in a frying pan. Add garlic, chilli, and anchovy fillets, sweating over medium heat until anchovies dissolve.
• Transfer cooked broccoli to the frying pan using a spider strainer, then stir-fry for a few minutes.

Cooking the Pasta

• Reboil the broccoli water, add orecchiette pasta, and cook until al dente. Add some pasta water to the frying pan and continue cooking.
• Gently mash the broccoli with a potato masher. Add cooked orecchiette to the broccoli, mix well, adding more pasta water if necessary. Cook over medium-high heat for a minute until well combined. Serve immediately.