Today, a recipe that can be considered both a dressing for an appetizer and a pasta dressing, the Cream of Broccoli Rabe and Stracciatella. A delicious dressing that I recommend you try. With this cream, I made a scrumptious risotto that I will write about later. I also enriched this rape cream with the legendary stracciatella, which truly gives this dressing an extra kick. Try it, and you will make it very often. Broccoli rabe is truly an essential source of health. Rich in minerals, especially iron, but also calcium and phosphorus. A vegetable rich in folic acid, thus also useful for expectant mothers. One of the most appreciated Italian recipes with rape is the classic dish from Puglia: Orecchiette and Broccoli Rabe, especially if you find yourself in the legendary Bari, you cannot miss tasting it. But in this blog, as a good Pugliese, you will find many other dishes with broccoli rabe.
If you like this ingredient, also read:
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Fall, Winter
- Energy 215.31 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 9.08 (g) of which sugars 0.53 (g)
- Proteins 5.74 (g)
- Fat 17.68 (g) of which saturated 1.36 (g)of which unsaturated 0.06 (g)
- Fibers 4.33 (g)
- Sodium 166.63 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 100 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 2.2 lbs broccoli rabe
- 1 clove garlic
- 3 oil-packed anchovies
- 1 leaf bay leaf
- 1 chili pepper
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- 5.3 oz stracciatella
- 1 cup water (cooking water from the broccoli rabe)
Tools
- Blender
- 1 Pot
Steps
The first thing to do is to thoroughly wash the broccoli rabe and remove the hardest leaves and stems.
Boil the broccoli rabe in plenty of salted water and save the cooking water.
In a non-stick pan, sauté the garlic, anchovies, and chili pepper. Add the rabe.
Cook the rabe for 5 minutes, adding the bay leaf.
Place the rabe in a cup after removing the bay leaf and chili pepper.
Add the stracciatella.
Blend the mixture into a cream using the immersion blender.
Enjoy the cream with a bit of stracciatella on top. Perfect with croutons, or as a pasta or risotto dressing.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
How to choose broccoli rabe?
To choose the best broccoli rabe, check the stems. They should be thin, but not too thin, very firm, and green.
When is the broccoli rabe season?
They are excellent in the cold winter months.
