Italian Sweet and Sour Broccoli Rabe

Name: Italian Sweet and Sour Broccoli Rabe
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 1 large bunch, broccoli rabe (about 1 pound), ends trimmed, and cut into 1-inch pieces; , Salt and pepper; 2 tablespoons, extra virgin olive oil; 1 , onion, chopped fine; 2 , garlic cloves, minced; 1/4 cup, golden raisins; 3 tablespoons, red wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon, orange juice; 1 tablespoon, brown sugar

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2009

Could an Italian sauce that balances sweet with sour tame a headstrong green? Blanching the broccoli rabe before sautéing softens it.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME45 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To guarantee that all the components of our Italian Sweet and Sour Broccoli Rabe cooked properly, we chopped the rabe into small pieces before cooking. Blanching—quickly cooking in salted boiling water—the broccoli rabe before sautéing simu...

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