Nicole Kidman'S Crispy Orecchiette With Broccoli, Pine Nuts & - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb orecchiette
    7 tablespoons vegetable oil
    12 ounces broccoli florets
    2 garlic cloves, slivered
    1/4 cup dry white wine
    3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
    salt & freshly ground black pepper
    2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
    3 tablespoons butter, cut into chunks
    1/2 cup toasted pine nuts
    2 ounces freshly grated parmesan cheese
Preparation
    cook pasta according to package directions, rinse & drain.
    in a 12 inch skillet heat 3 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat until skillet is hot, add half the cooked pasta and cook until medium brown on the outside-about 3 minutes. Stir pasta, then cook until browned on the other side. With slotted spoom return pasta to saucepot.
    Repeat with the remaining pasta and 3 more tablespoons of oil. Cover saucepot to keep warm.
    In the same skillet heat remaining 1 tablespoon of oil on medium. Add broccoli & garlic and cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Add wine, lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper and cook until broccoli is tender crisp about 3 minutes longer.
    Add broccoli mixture, vinegar, butter & pine nuts to pasta in saucepot and toss on medium heat until butter melts.
    Add half of the parmesan cheese and toss to combine.
    Spoon into 4 warm bowls.
    Serve with additional pepper and remaining parmesan cheese.

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