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sausage + broccoletti + fave

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An easy one dish meal.

Ingredients

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  1. Cut the sausages in half
  2. Take the fave beans out of their pod, but you do not have to double shell them.
  3. Trim the broccoletti of any tough stems, and chop roughly into 3 inch pieces.
  4. Pour the olive oil into a large sautè pan, and heat over medium high flame.
  5. When oil is hot, add the sausages, only turning them once they have browned very well. Make sure not to crowd the pan, the sausages should all be in one layer and easy to turn. When they are all evenly and well browned, remove them to a plate.
  6. Add the chopped greens to the pan, along with a cup of water. Using a wooden spoon, stir the greens, while scraping up the browned bits of fat and sausage.
  7. Once the greens have cooked down a bit, add the fave beans, along with about a teaspoon of salt. Stir, and add a bit more water if it seems dry. Cover the pan, and let cook for 10 minutes, until the greens are well wilted, and the beans have begun to shrivel a bit and cook.
  8. Add the sausage back to the pan, and continue to cook about another 20 minutes.
  9. Serve with thick slices of bruschetta (toasted bread with olive oil, garlic and salt)

Notes

I used sweet sausages, a mix of luganica and regular ones, because that is what Domenico came home with. But by all means, try it out with something a bit more spicy. I think the mix of broccoletti and fave beans would stand up to a bit of heat.

Courses Main Dish

Cuisine Italian

Recipe by Elizabeth Minchilli at https://www.elizabethminchilli.com/2014/03/sausage-broccoletti-fave/