Unlike other bitter greens you might have cooked with, broccoli rabe has a dark secret. It tastes like crap unless you blanch it. Here's how to make the best broccoli rabe.

Once the water is boiling, salt it. I usually use about a teaspoon of sea salt. Dunk the broccoli rabe into the boiling water, submerging it with a slotted spoon to make sure it gets thoroughly ...

DIRECTIONS: 1. Place the broccoli rabe on a cutting board and cut a ½ an inch off the bottom of the stems. 2. In a pot of boiling water, submerge the broccoli rabe and cook for three minutes. 3.

Broccoli rabe is available in most markets and is perfect for this dish with poached eggs. If you can’t find it, substitute spinach. Add salad and fresh fruit and dinner is ready in minutes.

Chef Vinny Olivieri, of Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace, shows News 12's Lily Stolzberg how to make Roasted Pork Broccoli Rabe and Sharp Provolone Hero.

Chef Giovanni, of Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace, shows News 12's Lily Stolzberg how to make Nonna’s Broccoli Rabe.