Wild Boar Ragout-topped Ricotta Dumplings

Delicious Gnocchi Recipe: The Perfect Side Dish or Main Course! 🍲🐖

Wild Boar Ragout-topped Ricotta Dumplings

Chef Frank De Carlo from the renowned Peasant restaurant in NYC shares his scrumptious gnocchi recipe that pairs wonderfully with his Wild Boar Ragu, but also shines with a simple tomato sauce or a sage brown butter sauce.

What You Need:

Shopping List:1. Tipo 00 flour (available online at Forno Bravo) or all-purpose flour for a suitable alternative.2. Grana Padano cheese, a dry grating cheese similar to Parmigiano-Reggiano.

Let's Get Cooking:

• Serves: 8 - 10 hearty portions
• Difficulty: Medium
• Prep Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 25 minutes (for potatoes) + 30 minutes (for gnocchi)

Ingredients:

1. 3 pounds (about 3 large) russet potatoes, cooked until soft, cooled
2. 24 ounces fresh whole-milk ricotta (about 3 cups)
3. 1 pound Grana Padano cheese, finely grated
4. 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (or Tipo 00 flour)
5. 12 fresh sage leaves, finely chopped (about 2 tablespoons)
6. 1 tablespoon salt
7. 1 teaspoon ground white pepper
8. Wild Boar Ragu (optional)

Instructions:

1. Grate the cooked potatoes, and you'll have about 6 cups.
2. Combine the grated potato, ricotta, half the Grana Padano cheese, flour, sage, salt, and pepper. Mix by hand until a dough forms (7 minutes).
3. Knead the dough on a clean surface until uniform and pliable (4 minutes).
4. Divide the dough into 12 pieces, roll into cigars, cut into pieces, then lay on a floured baking sheet covered with a towel.
5. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the gnocchi in batches, until they float to the top (4 minutes). Remove with a skimmer to a prepared baking sheet.
6. Add the cooked gnocchi to the hot Wild Boar Ragu, gently stir, coat with sauce, and sprinkle with the remaining Grana Padano cheese.

Pro Tips:- Cook potatoes by peeling, placing in a large pot, covering with water, boiling, then reducing heat and simmering until tender.- Gnocchi can be made up to 3 days in advance, cool, refrigerate, reheat in simmering water as needed.- Tipo 00 flour is a finely milled Italian flour, commonly used for pasta, bread, and pizza crusts. You can find it online or in specialty stores.

Cheers! Pair this dish with a Chianti from Frescobaldi Nipozzano Riserva Chianti Rúfina for an authentic Italian experience! 🍷🥂

1. The gnocchi recipe shared by Chef Frank De Carlo from Peasant restaurant pairs well with Wild Boar Ragu, but also shines with a simple tomato sauce or sage brown butter sauce.
2. For this recipe, Tipo 00 flour, which can be purchased online from Forno Bravo, is recommended for the dough, but all-purpose flour can serve as a suitable alternative.
3. The gnocchi recipe, which serves 8-10 hearty portions, requires a combination of grated potatoes, ricotta, Grana Padano cheese, flour, sage, salt, and pepper, with a total prep time of 1 hour 10 minutes and cook time of 25 minutes for potatoes plus 30 minutes for gnocchi.
4. To serve, the cooked gnocchi can be added to the hot Wild Boar Ragu, gently stirred, coated with sauce, and sprinkled with the remaining Grana Padano cheese.

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