Spicy Escarole Recipes

SPICY ESCAROLE

Steps:

• Place a large skillet over medium heat. Add oil, butter, and garlic; cook until garlic is golden brown. Add fennel and onion and cook, stirring, until almost tender and caramelized, 10 to 15 minutes. Add escarole, oregano, and red-pepper flakes; season with salt. Cook until escarole is wilted, 3 to 4 minutes. Serve immediately.

SPICY ESCAROLE WITH GARLIC

Steps:

• Cook 3 minced garlic cloves in a skillet with olive oil until golden. Add a few pinches of red pepper flakes. Stir in 1 head torn escarole in batches, season with salt and toss. Cover and cook until the greens are wilted, 5 minutes.

SPICY ESCAROLE

Steps:

• Cut the escarole into 2-inch squares but do not dry. In a skillet set over moderately high heat, and heat oil, add pepper flakes, escarole, salt and cook, stirring, until wilted.;

SPICY ESCAROLE

Steps:

• Place a large skillet over medium heat. Add oil, butter, and garlic; cook until garlic is golden brown. Add fennel and onion and cook, stirring, until almost tender and lightly browned, 5 to 6 minutes. Add escarole, oregano, and crushed red pepper; season with salt. Cook until escarole is wilted, 3 to 4 minutes. Serve immediately.

BRAISED ESCAROLE

Steps:

• Cut away and discard the white core of the escarole. Cut away and discard any tough stems. Cut the leaves crosswise in half. Drop the leaves in boiling water seasoned with a little salt. Let simmer 5 minutes. Drain well and press to extract moisture. Coarsely chop the greens.
• Heat the oil in a heavy skillet and add the garlic. Cook briefly and add the escarole, salt and pepper. Add the pepper flakes. Cook, stirring, about 4 minutes.

ESCAROLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Cook the sausage in the oil until evenly browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Add the chicken broth, beans, escarole, and tomato sauce; simmer another 15 to 20 minutes.

SPICY ESCAROLE AND BEANS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a non-stick stock pot.
• Saute garlic, onion, and peppers in the hot oil on medium high until onion is transparent, approximately 5 minutes.
• Add beans with liquid and cook on medium high for about 5 minutes, allowing some of the liquid to boil off.
• Lower the heat to medium low and add the escarole. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the wine and black pepper and mix well. Replace cover and simmer for another 10 minutes or until escarole is soft.
• Add the cooked ditalini to the escarole and beans. Stir to combine well.
• Serve in bowls and sprinkle with grated cheese.

SPAGHETTINI WITH SPICY ESCAROLE AND PECORINO ROMANO

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add anchovies and dried crushed red pepper; stir 1 minute. Add garlic; stir 30 seconds. Stir in escarole. Add 1 cup water, cover pan, and reduce heat to low. Cook until escarole is tender, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite. Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid.
• Add pasta to escarole mixture and stir over low heat to combine, adding cooking liquid by tablespoonfuls to moisten if necessary. Stir in remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Divide pasta among shallow bowls, sprinkle with cheese, and serve.