Brown Butter Gnocchi With Broccolini Or Broccoli Rabe Food

BROWN BUTTER GNOCCHI WITH SPINACH AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Cook gnocchi according to package directions, drain.
• Heat butter in a large non stick skillet over medium heat.
• Add pine nuts to pan; cook 3 minutes or until butter and nuts are lightly browned, stirring constantly.
• Add garlic to pan; cook 1 minute.
• Add gnocchi and spinach to pan; cook 1 minute sor until spinach wilts,.
• stirring constantly. Stir in salt and pepper.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

SPICY GARLIC BROCCOLI RABE

Steps:

• Cook broccoli rabe in boiling water 2 minutes or until crisp-tender. Drain and plunge broccoli rabe into ice water; drain. Squeeze dry.
• Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add garlic to pain; cook 1 minute. Add broccoli rabe, juice, and pepper to pan; cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
• Drizzle with remaining 2 teaspoons oil and sprinkle with fleur de sel.

BROCOLLINI WITH PECAN BROWN BUTTER

Steps:

• Bring large pot of salted water to boil. Add broccolini; stir to separate and cook 2 minutes. Drain. Transfer broccolini to paper towels to drain. Cool. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Wrap broccolini in several layers of clean paper towels; enclose in resealable plastic bag and chill.
• Melt butter in extra-large skillet over medium heat. Add shallots and garlic, then pecans; sauté until shallots are soft, about 3 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high; stir constantly until butter is browned and pecans are aromatic, about 3 minutes. Add broccolini to skillet and toss gently until heated through, about 7 minutes. Season to taste with coarse salt and pepper. Transfer to platter and serve.

GNOCCHI WITH BROCCOLI RABE, CARAMELIZED GARLIC, AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Cook broccoli rabe in boiling water 4 minutes. Remove broccoli rabe with a slotted spoon, and place in a colander; drain.
• Add gnocchi to pan; cook 3 minutes or until done. Drain gnocchi in a colander over a bowl, reserving 1/4 cup cooking liquid.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add garlic to pan; cook 3 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring frequently.
• Add broccoli rabe, gnocchi, and reserved cooking liquid to pan; cook 2 minutes.
• Stir in salt and pepper. Place 1 1/4 cups gnocchi mixture in each of 4 shallow bowls; top each serving with 1 tablespoon cheese.

BROCCOLI RABE WITH GARLIC AND PANCETTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil. Add broccoli rabe and cook until just bright green, then immediately remove and plunge into ice water. Drain and set aside.
• In a skillet, over medium-high heat, saute the pancetta until lightly-crisp, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, 2 T olive oil and pepper flakes. Saute until garlic is slightly golden, about 1 minute. Add broccoli and more oil if needed. Toss and cook until tender and heated through. Remove from heat and add lemon juice. Transfer to a platter and garnish with more pepper flakes, parmesan and/or bread crumbs.

ORECCHIETTE WITH SPICY SAUSAGE AND BROCCOLI RABE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add the broccoli rabe and cook until crisp-tender, about 1 minute. Strain the broccoli rabe, and reserve all the cooking liquid. Set the broccoli rabe aside.
• Cook the orecchiette in the same pot of boiling water until tender but still firm about 8 minutes, stir occasionally. Drain reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid.
• In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat.
• Add the sausage and cook breaking up with a spoon until the sausage is brown and juices form, about 8 minutes.
• Add the garlic and red pepper flakes, and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the broccoli rabe and toss to coat.
• Add the pasta and enough reserved cooking liquid, 1/4 cup at a time, to moisten.
• Stir in the parmesan cheese, salt to taste, and pepper into the pasta mixture. Serve immediately or at room temperature.