1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. 2. Clean broccoli & separate florets from the stems. Remove the tough peel from the stems & cut into cubes. Place in steamer & steam to desired tenderness. Reserve the broccoli water. 3. Remove the casings from the sausage. Heat the olive oil to medium high and brown the sausage flattening & chopping until all is browned. 4. Add garlic, fennel seed & red pepper flakes. Cook until garlic is pale brown. Remove from the heat. 5. Add steamed broccoli & 1/2 cup of the broccoli water to the sausage. 6. Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook according to package directions. 7. Scoop out the pasta & add to the sausage & broccoli along with 1/2 cup of the pasta water. 8. Reheat the sausage, broccoli & pasta & stir until the water mostly boils away & forms a nice sauce. 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. 9. If too dry add more water from pasta &/or broccoli. 10. Grate 1/2 ounce of pecorino romano cheese over pasta reserving the remaing cheese for tableside. 11. Salt & pepper to taste. 12. Can be reheated in microwave. Just sprinkle with a little water before heating. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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