Pumpkin gnocchi with butter and sage
Instructions
Wash squash under cool running water and cut it in half.
Remove the seeds and filaments using a spoon.
Cut it into small pieces and peeling.
If it is very thick, cut it into slices 1 inch high and put them on a baking sheet lined with a sheet of baking paper.
Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and bake at 160 degrees for 30-35 minutes.
To understand if the pumpkin is ready crush with a fork: it should be tender and spappolarsi.
Remove from the oven and let it cool.
Mash the squash with a fork until mixture is creamy and put it in a bowl.
Combine the flour, egg, parmesan cheese and mix.
On a wooden cutting board well floured work a portion of the compound until the roll a couple of inches in diameter.
Cut with a knife of pieces by two centimeters.
Place on a floured cloth, taking care to not touch each other, otherwise they stick.
Caution: use less flour as possible, otherwise the dumplings will become very hard.
Work small portions of dough at a time.
Melt the butter in a large pan with Sage leaves.
Boil the gnocchi in boiling salted water to a boil, pick them up with a ramina directly into the pan of sauce put on low heat.
Skip the dumplings into the pan of sauce for a few minutes and serve with more grated Parmesan.
Ingredients and dosing for 4 persons
- 400 g of pumpkin pulp
- Salt
- 100 g of flour
- 1 egg
- 20 g of parmigiano-reggiano
- 20 g of butter
- 4 leaves sage