Recipe - Orecchiette With Broccoli And Sausage

One fourth cup Flavored Olive Oil
4 Garlic cloves; peeled and
chopped
1 pound Italian sausage; a mix of
hot and
; sweet according to
; your taste, cut
; into bite size
; pieces
Salt and pepper to taste
1 pound Broccoli rabe; cooked
(reserve 1
; cup of cooking
; water)
1 pound Orecchiette
Freshly grated Pecorino
Romano cheese

Heat oil and stir in garlic in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the
sausages and saute until meat is cooked and loses its raw look. Salt and
pepper to taste, and saute one minute. Add the rabe water. Raise heat and
cook until sauce is hot. Meanwhile, cook orecchiette in rapidly boiling
salted water until al dente. Drain orecchiette. Return drained orecchiette
to the pot. Place over mediumhigh heat and stir in Three fourths cup of broccoli rabe
and sausage sauce. Using a wooden spoon, toss together for 1 minute. Remove
from heat and pour into a large serving platter or bowl. Spoon remaining
sauce over the top. Sprinkle with Pecorino Romano cheese.

Yield: 4