Beans and Greens Soup with Sausage Meatballs

Name: Beans and Greens Soup with Sausage Meatballs
Ingredients: 1 bundle broccoli rabe; Salt; 1 pound ground pork; 1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seed (half a palmful); 1 teaspoon ground red pepper, such as Buon Italia; Black pepper; 5-6 cloves garlic, finely chopped, divided; 2 slices stale white bread, soaked in milk; 1 egg; 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (a couple of handfuls), plus more for topping; reserve rind for soup; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (EVOO); 1/4 pound pancetta, chopped; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 head escarole, chopped; A few grates of nutmeg; 1 can cannellini beans, drained; 4 cups chicken stock (32 ounces); 2-3 cups water; 1 cup small-cut pasta, such as mini penne, mezze rigatoni or orechiette (ear-shaped pasta)

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Blanch the broccoli rabe in salted, boiling water for 5 minutes, then cold shock, drain and reserve. Mix the pork with the fennel seed, red pepper, black pepper and 2 cloves of chopped garlic. Sque

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Ingredients

1 bundle broccoli rabe
Salt
1 pound ground pork
1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seed (half a palmful)
1 teaspoon ground red pepper, such as Buon Italia
Black pepper
5-6 cloves garlic, finely chopped, divided
2 slices stale white bread, soaked in milk
1 egg
1/2 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese (a couple of handfuls), plus more for topping; reserve rind for soup
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
1/4 pound pancetta, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1 head escarole, chopped
A few grates of nutmeg
1 can cannellini beans, drained
4 cups chicken stock (32 ounces)
2-3 cups water
1 cup small-cut pasta, such as mini penne, mezze rigatoni or orechiette (ear-shaped pasta)