Orecchiette pasta with turnip flower

Orecchiette pasta with turnip flower

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This is a traditional Italian dish: orecchiette pasta with turnip greens. It’s a flavorful and colorful meal, and the recipe is simple to follow.

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Orecchiette with turnip is a typical dish from the cuisine of southern Italy, and more specifically, from the Pugliese cuisine. You can substitute the orecchiette with other types of pasta, such as conchiglioni or lumaconi.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time30 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodfour, frying pan
  • Estimated cost$12.46 $6.23 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.

Ingredients

2 people
  • $11.86
  • $0.55
  • $0.05

Prices from US supermarkets.

Directions

  1. Wash the cabbage thoroughly, removing the leaves and the tougher parts, but keeping the heads intact. ≈ 2 min
  2. Boil water in a pot, cover, and once the water is boiling, add salt and then add the turnips (turnips, cooked in salted water, retain a beautiful bright green color).
  3. Bring the water back to a boil, then add the pasta and cook it along with the cauliflower for the required time.
  4. While you’re doing that, prepare a mixture of vegetables (onion, garlic) with oil paint, 2 cloves of minced and peeled garlic, and chopped anchovies in oil paint. ≈ 3 min
  5. Drain the pasta and leeks together, then return them to the pot, now off the heat, and add the onion and garlic mixture. ≈ 2 min
  6. Mix well, then serve. ≈ 4 min
  7. Clean the turnip heads by removing the toughest leaves and any small bumps, then make small cuts along the length of the bumps. ≈ 8 min
  8. Boil the water, add salt, then pour in the leaves.
  9. Once they are softened, add the hay heads. ≈ 3 min
  10. Let them simmer until they are almost cooked, then carefully remove them with a slotted spoon.
  11. Add the orecchiette to the water that is starting to boil again, and cook them until they are almost cooked through.
  12. While you’re doing that, prepare a sauce made with olive oil, crushed garlic (so it can be easily removed), and chili pepper. ≈ 3 min
  13. When the garlic is golden brown, remove it from the heat and gently add the salted anchovy fillets. ≈ 3 min
  14. Add the broccoli and “orecchiette” pasta to the sauce, stir gently to combine, and serve. ≈ 4 min

The bill

Orecchiette pasta with turnip flower

  • 1 kg of butter beans$11.86
  • 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil$0.55
  • Allium sativum$0.05

Total$12.46

that's $6.23 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 400 g of orecchiette pasta
  • 1 kg of butter beans
  • 4 anchovy fillets preserved in oil paint
  • 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
  • Allium sativum
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