12-11-2015, 10:51 AM
(12-10-2015, 07:49 PM)Cure4CF Wrote: I had to google rapini. I will have to try it. Also gonna try the bacon w/ the asparagus. I used to hate the stuff but that's when I was a kid and only had it out of a can.
its a bitter green...i suggest blanching it first for several mins...then cook it in a pan with garlic, chili flake, EVOO and salt. Cook it right down until you can basically chew it.
If you like bitter greens you'll love it.
another specialty of my nonna is dandelions....not the flower...just the green leaves...cook same way as above....bitter green as well. can also cook it in a pot with beans and chunks of potato.
both are very much Italian peasant food.
