Broccoli Rabe?

[Phila]

Does anyone know how to make Broccoli Rabe? I've found recipes on the internet but some of them seem to conflict with eachother.

My main question is can I just buy broccoli and use that, or do I need to buy Rapini specifically?

other than that I can pretty much figure out how to cook it and how much garlic to use etc.

btw this isn't for some gourmet meal, its just to put on a couple special hoagies I'm making, so I only need to make enough for 2 people, though any excess will be promptly eaten as well

 

[NecroJoe]

Well, with rapine, you get longer, slimmer "stems" but with broccoli, the focus is more on the florets, than the stems.

I've always just tossed it in a pan with come sliced garlic cloves and olive oil, and saut?ed it until tender.

I would think for the purpose of a sandwich, you'd definitely want the longer thinner stems of the rapini.

 

[Phila]

ahh thanks

another question then, I'm kinda in the middle of nowhere here at school, is Rapini easily available in large supermarkets?

 

[NecroJoe]

Not usually...it's only available seasonally in the local better-than-supermarket grocery stores here...