15-30 min4 servingsanchovies

Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe

By Ivy Manning

4 servings

15-30 min

Easy

Recipe Details

Course: Main Dishes

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 10 min

Cook Time: 20 min

Total Time: 15-30 min

Cooking Technique: Pressure Cook

Cuisine: Italian

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large shallot
5 cloves garlic
3 Anchovies
1 pound orecchiette pasta
3 cups chicken or vegetable broth
1 pinch red chile flakes
Salt and pepper
8 ounces broccoli rabe
1/2 cup crème fraîche
1/2 cup Pecorino Romano cheese

Orecchio means “ear” in Italian, a nod to the concave shape of this round pasta. Orecchiette serve as perfect little catcher’s mitts for this easy, zesty sauce of garlic, anchovies, and peppery broccoli rabe (also known as broccoli raab or rapini). If you’re not a fan of the bitterness of rabe, substitute broccolini or broccoli. Crème fraîche is stirred into the pasta at the end of cooking to make a tantalizingly creamy sauce with just the right tang.

INSTRUCTIONS

Put the oil in the pot, select SAUTÉ, and adjust to Normal/Medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the shallot, garlic, and anchovies and cook, stirring occasionally, until the shallot is tender and the garlic is fragrant but not browned, 3 minutes. Press Cancel.
Add the pasta, broth, red chili flakes, 1 cup cold water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and several grinds of black pepper and stir so the pasta is mostly submerged. Place the broccoli rabe on top of the pasta mixture, but do not stir.
Lock on the lid, select the Pressure Cook function, and adjust to Low pressure for 5 minutes. Make sure the steam valve is in the “Sealing” position and that the “Keep Warm” button is off.
When the cooking time is up, quick-release the pressure. Remove the lid, add the crème fraîche and cheese, and stir to combine. Season with salt and black pepper. Transfer the mixture to a serving dish and let stand for 5 minutes before serving to allow the sauce to thicken slightly.

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About the chef

Ivy Manning

Ivy Manning is a Portland, Oregon-based food and travel writer and author of 10 cookbooks including her most recent title, Tacos A to Z- A Delicious Guide To Inauthentic Tacos (West Margin Press, 2023). Her work regularly appears in Cooking Light, Clean Eating, Eating Well, Better Homes & Gardens, and The Kitchn.com. She is a regular contributor to lifestyle brands like Fitbit, My Fitness Pal and The Spruce Eats. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Manning attended Western Culinary Institute in Portland, Oregon, followed by an externship at the award-winning Paley’s Place restaurant, stints at some of Portland’s best restaurants, and stages in Barbaresco, Italy and Chiang Mai, Thailand. She held the position of Salud Cooking School director at Whole Foods Market in Portland for several years and currently teaches classes at Bob’s Red Mill. Manning lives in a sweet bungalow in Portland, Oregon with her vegetarian husband Gregor, and her rescued Whippets, Astor and Remy. When she’s not in the kitchen, she’s traveling the world to eat, working with the nonprofit Les Dames D’Escoffier Portland, hanging out in international food markets, or doing yoga with goats.

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