Sage gnocchi with porcini sauce, lhj

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 tablespoons Butter or margarine
1¼ cup Water
2 teaspoons Minced garlic
1 teaspoon Finely chopped fresh sage; or 1/4 teas. dried
¾ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Freshly ground pepper
⅛ teaspoon Nutmeg
2⅓ cup All-purpose flour
2 larges Eggs; lightly beaten
¼ cup Chopped fresh parsley
¼ cup Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
¼ cup Boiling water
¼ cup Dried porcini mushroom pieces
2 tablespoons Butter or margarine
¼ cup Minced onion
8 ounces White mushrooms; sliced
½ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Freshly ground pepper
¼ cup All-purpose flour
3 cups Milk
½ cup Shredded fontina cheese
¼ cup Freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon Chopped fresh parsley

Directions

GNOCCHI

PORCINI SAUCE

1. Make gnocchi: Bring butter, water, garlic, sage, salt, pepper and nutmeg to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in 1 cup flour with a wooden spoon.

Continue to stir vigorously over medium heat, 1 minute, until the mixture forms a smooth dough and pulls away from side of pan.

2. Remove pan from heat; whisk in eggs until smooth. Stir in remaining 1⅓ cups flour, parsley and Parmesan.

3. On floured surface, roll ¼ cup dough into a 15-inch rope (½ inch thick). Cut into ½-inch pieces; place on cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining dough. (Can be made ahead: Freeze gnocchi on a jelly-roll pan or a cookie sheet in single layer for 2 hours until firm. Transfer to resealable plastic bag and freeze up to one month.) 4. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Drop half of fresh or frozen gnocchi into boiling water, stirring gently to separate. Cook just until gnocchi rise to the surface, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon and place in 2-quart baking dish. Repeat with remaining gnocchi.

5. Make Porcini Sauce: Heat oven to 400°F. Pour boiling water over porcini in a small bowl; let stand 10 minutes. Meanwhile, heat butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook until translucent, 4 to 5 minutes. Add white mushrooms, salt and pepper; increase heat to medium-high and cook until vegetables are browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in flour.

Gradually add milk; bring to boil.

6. Meanwhile, drain porcinis, reserving liquid. Strain liquid through sieve lined with damp paper towel. Finely chop porcinis. Stir porcinis and strained liquid into sauce; simmer 2 to 3 minutes.

7. Pour Porcini Sauce over gnocchi; stir gently to coat. Top with fontina and Parmesan. Bake 15 minutes or until bubbly. Sprinkle with parsley.

Prep time: 1 hour Baking time: 15 minutes (C) Copyright 1997, Meredith Corporation, All Rights Reserved.

NOTES : In Italy, gnocchi means dumplings, and for this classic dish we start with an enriched egg dough flavored with Parmesan cheese. This stir-it-up dough is a cinch--make an extra batch and freeze. Can be frozen up to 1 month.

Recipe by: Ladies Home Journal

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #942 by "abprice@..." <abprice@...> on Dec 2, 1997

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