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Nicole Kidman's Pasta




Source of Recipe


USA Today


Recipe Introduction


Crispy Orechiette With Broccoli, Pine Nuts and Garlic


List of Ingredients




1 1/2 boxes (16 ounces each) orechiette ("little ears") pasta
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 Tbs. slivered garlic
5 cups small broccoli florets
1/3 cup dry white wine
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
3 Tbs. balsamic vinegar
6 Tbs. unsalted butter, cut in chunks and softened
1/2 cup toasted pine nuts
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese



Recipe



In stockpot, cook pasta in plenty of salted boiling water till tender but firm. Drain, run under cold water, and drain well again.

Have ready two medium sauté pans. Heat 1/4 cup of oil in each till smoking. Add pasta carefully to hot oil, dividing equally. Spread out in even layers and cook for about 3 minutes, or till medium brown on underside. Turn pasta over and cook, without stirring, till browned on other side. Transfer pasta and oil to large bowl and keep warm.

Heat remaining 1/4 cup of oil in one pan till hot. Add garlic and broccoli; sauté, tossing, for 5 minutes. Add wine, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Cook for 3 minutes. Transfer to large (13-by-9-inch) flame-proof baking dish.

Add pasta, vinegar, butter and pine nuts to baking dish and toss over medium-high heat till butter is melted. Add 1/2 cup of cheese and toss.

Serve in six heated bowls or plates, with a generous grinding of pepper on top and the remaining cheese on the side.

Serves 6.