Pasta with garlicky broccoli, anchovies, and bacon from The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science (page 685) by J. Kenji López-Alt

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  • Astrid5555 on February 04, 2023

    Absolutely delicious, perfect week night pasta dish.

  • clcorbi on November 14, 2018

    Yum. I was hesitant to complete all the garlic prep required for this recipe, but I'm glad I did, because the final flavor was delicious. If anything, I think I'd add even more anchovies next time. I agree you can do with blanching the broccoli less, or even skipping that step in flavor of roasting--I might enjoy that texture more, anyway.

  • sosayi on November 08, 2017

    I thought this was just okay. Three minutes blanching was too long for my broccoli and I should have followed my instincts to take it out earlier. I think I'd just roast the broccoli next time, to be honest, and then toss it with the garlic, anchovies, and such in the pan. I never achieved any of the "browning" of the blanched broccoli in the saute pan that Kenji referred to. I also increased the lemon juice amount as 1 tbl seemed too little and due to being out of lemon zest (somehow I only had denuded lemons in house), I added some sumac. The pasta was a little dry (even with lots of added pasta water), so I might add some vermouth in the future. I also prefer a higher broccoli to pasta ratio. I think with modifications, I could enjoy this recipe a lot. But, with so many changes, is it worth it? I don't know. It had good depth of flavor, but there are so many other broccoli/garlic pasta recipes it might not be.

  • twoyolks on July 26, 2017

    This was really nice. The broccoli and the bacon compliment each other well. The anchovies fade into the background. I thought it was a bit too heavy on the lemon flavor and would cut it back in the future (I'm also skeptical of the idea that 1 tbsp of lemon juice would be the juice of one lemon). I'd also increase the amount of broccoli and cut it into even smaller pieces in the future.

  • Rachaelsb on June 25, 2017

    Addictively delicious. Easily accessible ingredients that you have in house-great for that night when you don't want to have to go to supermarket.

  • rosten on August 24, 2016

    pretty tasty! could even use a bit more garlic!

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