Ingredients
- 4 pounds fresh pork shoulder, run through the largest holes of butcher's grinder
- 2 pounds pancetta, run through the same grinder
- 2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper
- 4 tablespoons kosher salt
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 3 tablespoons dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons hot chili flakes
- Sheep casings, 8 feet, about 1/2 pound
- 2 bunches broccoli rabe
- 4 cloves garlic thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Directions
In a mixing bowl, stir together the pork shoulder and pancetta with your hands until well-mixed. Add pepper, salt, wine, oregano and chili flakes and mix until well-blended, again with your hands. Work quickly here so that body temperature does not change the texture of the fat.
Set up the sausage stuffer and place the casing over the funnel feeder. If you do not have a sausage stuffer, form the sausage into 1/4-pound logs by hand. If using a sausage stuffer, stuff the sausage into the casings, twisting every 3 1/2 to 4 inches, to yield 4-ounce sausages, and form 22 to 25 sausages. Prick them all over with a needle and set aside in a cool place.
Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil and add 2 tablespoons salt. Set up an ice bath next to the stove top. Blanch the broccoli rabe for 2 minutes, refresh in the ice bath and drain.
Preheat the broiler. Place the pricked sausages in an oven-proof pan and broil until halfway cooked, 5 minutes per side. Place the pan over medium heat and continue to cook until the sausages are deep golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic and broccoli rabe and, stirring, cook until the broccoli rabe is hot, 5 to 7 more minutes. Meanwhile, on a small sheet tray, toast the bread crumbs under the broiler until golden brown. Remove to a small bowl, add the oil and mix well. Pile the broccoli rabe on a plate, sprinkle with the bread crumbs, place the sausages next to the broccoli rabe and serve.
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By hneilm
on January 27, 2012
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I'm a bit shocked at Chef Batali's errant Italian. Broccoli di Rape (Broccoli Rabe or Rapini, in Italian is Friarielli...with an "I" after the "R." Friarelli is a small mild Italian pepper (a.k.a. friggatelli similar to what is known in America as "peperoncini" or "Golden Greek Peppers." They are awesome when stuffed and sauteed, and served as antipasti. Of course Chef Batali's Sausage & Broccoli di rape recipe is also awesome...assuming one uses awesome sausage in the preparation; any dish is only as good as the ingredients used.
By b_steidler_4175811
Henderson, NV
on June 23, 2007
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the broccoli rabe was incredible
By aura.bub_7870744
hastings
on June 17, 2007
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once again mario batali has given us a wonderful meal to feed our family, my familyloved it even the kids
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