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Jan 17, 2012
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Recipe: Pasta Rapini

Pasta with rapini and orecchiette recipe

This slightly-soupy rapini pasta comes from my father’s hometown of Monteleone in the region of Puglia. We first had it when we visited there, driving in from my mom’s hometown in Calabria. Coming up from the south to the higher altitudes put a chill in our beach-braised bodies and our relatives welcomed us with a warming bowl of pasta rapini. We’ve made it quite frequently ever since, especially during the cold winters here in Canada. I have not been surprised to find similar recipes in some cookbooks, including the Silver Spoon. For your reference, rapini also go by the fancier name “broccoli rabe.”

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