Broccoli-Anchovy Sauce with Ziti
By America's Test KitchenPublished on August 22, 2007
Time
45 minutes
Yield
Sauce for 1 pound of dried pasta
Ingredients
Before You Begin
This dish is a specialty of Apulia in Southern Italy. Ziti matches well with this sauce. Don't be put off by the anchovies in the sauce; they dissolve completely in the hot olive oil. Remember to save some of the pasta cooking water to thin the sauce, if necessary.
Instructions
- Bring 4 quarts water to boil in a large dutch oven; add salt, broccoli stems, and pasta, stirring frequently during cooking to prevent pasta from sticking together. After 5 minutes, add broccoli florets; cook until pasta is al dente, 4 to 5 minutes longer. Drain, leaving pasta water clinging to the pasta; transfer to warm bowl.
- Meanwhile, heat anchovies, including their oil, and olive oil together until anchovies dissolve, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Toss the pasta and broccoli with the anchovy sauce. Serve immediately.
Time
45 minutesYield
Sauce for 1 pound of dried pastaIngredients
Ingredients
Ingredients
Why This Recipe Works
For our broccoli-anchovy pasta sauce recipe we cooked the broccoli florets and stems along with the pasta, adding the stems to the water first since they took longer to cook. To finish the dish, we heated some chopped anchovies and olive oil until the anchovies were just dissolved, and then tossed the anchovy oil together with the pasta and vegetables.
Before You Begin
This dish is a specialty of Apulia in Southern Italy. Ziti matches well with this sauce. Don't be put off by the anchovies in the sauce; they dissolve completely in the hot olive oil. Remember to save some of the pasta cooking water to thin the sauce, if necessary.
Instructions
- Bring 4 quarts water to boil in a large dutch oven; add salt, broccoli stems, and pasta, stirring frequently during cooking to prevent pasta from sticking together. After 5 minutes, add broccoli florets; cook until pasta is al dente, 4 to 5 minutes longer. Drain, leaving pasta water clinging to the pasta; transfer to warm bowl.
- Meanwhile, heat anchovies, including their oil, and olive oil together until anchovies dissolve, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Toss the pasta and broccoli with the anchovy sauce. Serve immediately.
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