Since I still had "little ears" in the pantry and since broccoli rabe is in season, I decided to create a dish that contained both. Although I'm not a big fan of regular broccoli, I do enjoy broccoli rabe [aka. broccolini, rapini and cime di rapa]. It is more tender, and has a pleasantly bitter flavor that provides an appealing contrast to the sweet pork sausage in the sauce. When you toss the ingredients together, the sausage gets trapped in the hollows of the orecchiette pasta, making every bite wonderfully flavorful. The breadcrumbs provide a nice contrast in texture, and the flavors enhance the pasta dish. If you like dishes that are more on the salty end of things, just add more breadcrumbs to top the pasta.
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