📋Sausage and Friarielli

Friarielli, a tasty Italian leafy green, is a staple ingredient in Neapolitan cuisine. Originating in the Campania region of Southern Italy, it adds a delightful touch of bitterness to various dishes. Neapolitan Friarielli are similar to Broccoli Rabe, in Italian called Cime di Rapa, but slightly more bitter, with slander and tender stems. Although, they are interchangeable and are used in many traditional Southern Italian recipes. Friarielli is typically served with Italian sausages and as a topping for pizza: “salsicce e Friarielli”.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Keyword Sausage and cime di rapa, sausage and Friarielli, Sausage and rapini

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Total Time 50

Servings People

Calories 734kcal

Author Laura Tobin

Equipment

Ingredients

1.5 lb Italian sausages
2 lb Friarielli
2 peeled garlic cloves
3 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon salt & pepper
½ teaspoon dried hot chili optional

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Cooking the sausages

Place the sausages on an oven pan covered with parchment paper
1.5 lb Italian sausages
Poke holes in the sausages on both sides to release some of the fat and prevent the casing from exploding
Cook the sausages in a hot oven at 355 F - 180 C for only 30 minutes, leaving them still slightly pink

How to clean the Friarielli

Cut the tender parts of the stem about 9 in - 15 cm below the floret to remove the toughest parts of the stem and the lower and more mature leaves
2 lb Friarielli
Rinse them in water

Cooking the Friarielli

Heat some olive oil in a large pan and add minced garlic
2 peeled garlic cloves, 3 tablespoon olive oil, ½ teaspoon dried hot chili
Once the garlic is fragrant, add the Friarielli and sauté for a few minutes, stirring frequently. Add salt
Cover the pan, reduce heat, and let it cook for about 15 minutes until tender.
Season with salt and pepper to taste
½ teaspoon salt & pepper

Adding the sausages

Add them to the Friarielli to finish cooking, letting the vegetable absorb the fat released from the sausages
You can serve them as a main dish or add them to a recipe

Notes

Friarielli can be used as a substitute for Rapini and Broccoli Rabe in most recipes due to their similar taste and texture
If you are using lean sausages, poking may not be necessary
If your sausages are large, you may want to cook them for longer
To store fresh Friarielli, wrap it loosely in a damp paper towel and store it in the crisper drawer of your refrigerator. It should stay fresh for up to a week.

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