Pumpkin Gnocchi With Sage Butter Recipe

9/4/2012 12:51:00 PM

By Tabitha Alterman

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Ingredients
1 1/2 cups russet potatoes, peeled, then boiled until tender
1 cup pumpkin or squash purée (Pumpkin Purée Recipe)
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
1 egg
1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
Few twists freshly ground pepper
1/2 to 1 tsp salt
1 1/2 to 2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
6 ounces (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
About 12 fresh sage leaves, minced
Kosher salt and ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
In a large bowl, mash or rice the potatoes and allow them to cool. With a fork, gently mix in the remaining ingredients except flour, butter and sage. Add flour a little at a time until you have a smooth, sticky dough. Briefly knead the dough in the bowl just until the last bits of flour have been incorporated.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil while you divide the dough into 6 pieces. On a floured surface, roll each piece into a long rope, one-half inch in diameter. Cut the rope into half-inch pieces. Roll each piece of gnocchi down the back of the tines of a floured fork to make sauce-holding shallow grooves. Set the pumpkin gnocchi on a floured baking sheet. Repeat the process with the remaining dough. Immediately begin boiling small batches of gnocchi. They should rise to the surface after a couple of minutes. Once they rise, boil for 2 to 3 minutes more. Test a piece from the first batch to make sure it is cooked through and not gummy, and adjust cooking time accordingly. Remove the pieces with a slotted spoon and add them to a lightly buttered bowl. Keep covered.
Meanwhile, heat a skillet to medium-high and add the butter. Let it cook without stirring until the edges begin to brown. Stir in the sage and cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the butter over the gnocchi and stir to coat. Ladle into bowls. Serves 6 to 8.
Read more: However you cook them, savory pumpkins and squash offer loads of color, flavor and nutrition. Read Best Pumpkin Varieties for Cooking to learn more about heirloom varieties and their excellent cooking qualities.
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