Orecchiette Rabe (Broccoli) Pasta - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups orecchiette
1 lb broccoli rabe (Rappinni Broccoli)
3 garlic cloves
5 slices anchovies
cherry tomatoes (optional)
hot chili pepper flakes

Preparation

Put olive oil in a non stick pan, add the chopped Garlic, Pepper Flakes, and the Anchovies.
Cook till garlic turns a slight brown.
Put Rape or Rappinni Broccoli in boiling hot water, salt, cook till soft.
Strain rabe from the boiling water and use the green water to boil the Orecchiette pasta.
Strain water from pasta, add pasta and rape to olive oil mixture,garlic,anchovie mixture, toss and serve it hot.