Broccoli Bagna Càuda Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt generously. Prepare an ice water bath.
• To clean the broccoli rabe, remove the bottom third of the stem, which is fiberous. Remove the larger leaves, leaving the ones which are smaller at the top attached. Blanch the broccoli rabe in the boiling water for about 1 minute until bright green, then transfer to the ice bath to stop the cooking process. Remove the broccoli rabe to a baking sheet lined with paper towels and dry well.
• Add the olive oil to a large cast-iron or stainless steel frying pan and heat over low heat. Add the chile flakes, anchovies and garlic and saute about 1 minute. Add the broccoli rabe and cook, tossing lightly in the oil to coat, until the broccoli rabe is heated through and tender, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Top with the Pecorino Romano and serve.

Steps:

• Put the oil in a pan with the garlic and anchovies and cook over low heat, stirring, until you have a melted, muddy mess. Everything should begin to meld together. Whisk in 6 tablespoons of butter, and as soon as it has melted, remove from the heat and give a few more beats of your whisk so that everything is creamy and amalgamated. Taste, and if you feel you want this as a dipping sauce - which is meant to be pungent but not acrid. If you want the sauce a little more mellow, whisk in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Pour into a dish that, ideally, fits over a flame so that it does not get cold at the table.
• Dip in the crudites and eat.

Steps:

• Steam the broccoli florets about ten minutes, until tender. Bagna Cauda sauce: In a large saute pan add olive oil and butter warming through. On very low temperature, stir in garlic and chopped anchovies cooking until anchovies melt into the oil. Add in red pepper flakes then the fresh chopped parsley, stirring after each addition. In a large bowl combine together the penne pasta and broccoli then pour over the Bagna Cauda sauce stirring well to incorporate. Return the pasta dish back into the large saute pan continually stirring and mixing the pasta dish for two to three minutes to heat through and blend flavors together. Stir in the salt and pepper. Top pasta dish with fresh shaved or grated Parmesan cheese.