Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 1 cup of cooked, (pureed squash)
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 2 3/4 cup flour
- 2 eggs, (lightly beaten)
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
- A big pinch of salt
- A few swipes of fresh nutmeg, (or 1/4 teaspoon ground)
- 1 pound fresh mushrooms, (chopped)
- 3 tablespoons butter, (divided)
- 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh sage
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instruction
- Prep the mushrooms. Put the mushrooms in a large pan and set them over high heat. Shake them around a bit and sprinkle them with salt. Heat, shaking often, until they release their water, about 3 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon of butter and saute until nicely browned. Set aside.
- Make the gnocchi dough. Mix all the gnocchi ingredients together in a large bowl. If you are new to making gnocchi, you might need a little more flour than I call for; add it 1/4 cup at a time. The dough should be sticky, but workable.
- Form the gnocchi. Cut the dough into 4 pieces, and lay a damp towel over those you aren't using while working with 1 piece at a time. Gently roll out the dough into a snake -- you will likely make several as they get long -- and cut the dough into pieces the size of your thumbnail. Roll the little pieces against a fork or a gnocchi roller and dust with a little flour. Set aside and repeat with the rest of the dough.
- Boil the gnocchi. Get a large pot of water boiling and add a small handful of salt. Add about a dozen gnocchi at a time and simmer until they float. Move them to a pan and drizzle a little olive oil over them. Set aside until you have all the gnocchi finished.
- Finish the dish. Add the rest of the butter to the pan you cooked the mushrooms in and put it over medium-high heat. Add the gnocchi, mushrooms and sage and toss to combine. Let them cook now for 1 minute undisturbed, so you get a little browning on the gnocchi. Repeat this one more time, then serve with black pepper.