The combination of bread crumbs and anchovies is very common in southern Italy, and nicely complements broccoli. To serve 4:
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds (900 g) broccoli
- 2 tablespoons dried breadcrumbs
- 4 anchovy fillets, rinsed, boned (if need be) and crumbled
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
- Salt and pepper to taste
Preparation:
Set a pot of water to boil.
While it's heating, pick over the broccoli, removing damaged leaves and tough stalks, and then cut the florets free and cube the stalks.
When the water boils, salt it, and cook the broccoli, covered, for 10-12 minutes over a gentle flame. Remove the cooked broccoli to a warmed serving dish with a slotted spoon or a strainer, and keep it warm. You will also need to keep a few tablespoons of the hot water handy.
Heat the oil and butter in a saucepan, and when they are hot sauté the crushed clove and the crumbled anchovies. Cook over a gentle flame until the garlic begins to brown. Remove it and discard it, and sprinkle the breadcrumbs over the flavored oil.
When the breadcrumbs are lightly toasted add the broccoli (keep the serving dish warm) and simmer over a gentle flame, covered, for about 10 minutes. When the time is up, sprinkle the grated cheese over the broccoli, together with the reserved broccoli water. Heat for a few seconds more, covered, transfer the broccoli to the serving dish, and serve at once.
While it's heating, pick over the broccoli, removing damaged leaves and tough stalks, and then cut the florets free and cube the stalks.
When the water boils, salt it, and cook the broccoli, covered, for 10-12 minutes over a gentle flame. Remove the cooked broccoli to a warmed serving dish with a slotted spoon or a strainer, and keep it warm. You will also need to keep a few tablespoons of the hot water handy.
Heat the oil and butter in a saucepan, and when they are hot sauté the crushed clove and the crumbled anchovies. Cook over a gentle flame until the garlic begins to brown. Remove it and discard it, and sprinkle the breadcrumbs over the flavored oil.
When the breadcrumbs are lightly toasted add the broccoli (keep the serving dish warm) and simmer over a gentle flame, covered, for about 10 minutes. When the time is up, sprinkle the grated cheese over the broccoli, together with the reserved broccoli water. Heat for a few seconds more, covered, transfer the broccoli to the serving dish, and serve at once.
