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Italy

Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 5 ingredients

  1. Chili pepper
  2. 4 tbsp olive oil
  3. 1402 turnip tops salt
  4. Water
  5. 1 clove garlic Make

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Hot oil. Never put water on an oil fire: turn off the heat and cover the pan with a lid or a damp tea towel. Pat food dry before it goes into hot oil, and lower it in gently, away from you.
  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. 1202 orecchiette (see right) 1402 turnip tops salt 4 tbsp olive oil %-in piece red chili pepper 1 clove garlic Make the orecchiette according to the instructions given on the right or buy ready-made.
  2. Rinse the turnip tops and cook for 5min in plenty of boiling salted water.
  3. Take off the heat while still firm.
  4. Drain | and reserve the cooking water.
  5. Put the oil in a skillet with the red chili pepper and the finely chopped garlic clove.
  6. Add the turnip tops and salt to taste.
  7. Cook for 1-2min and remove the chili pepper when the vegetables are as hot as required.
  8. Boil the orecchiette for 5min in the reserved cooking water.
  9. Drain and pour into the skillet.
  10. Mix carefully with the turnip tops and serve piping hot.
  11. Cheese is not served with this dish.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Frying pan
  • Large pot
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Colander