Ingredients:
-40 ounces fresh spinach, washed
-16 ounces ricotta cheese
-1 ½ cups freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, divided
-1 teaspoon salt
-1/2 teaspoon pepper
-1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
-2 extra-large eggs, slightly beaten
-Flour
-8 tablespoons unsalted butter
-1 teaspoons sage
-1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions:
Cook spinach until limp, drain and cool. Squeeze by handfuls until bone dry. Chop finely. Turn ricotta out onto paper towels. Pat dry. Mix together in large bowl with spinach, 1 cup of Parmigiano-Reggiano, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and eggs. Refrigerate 15 minutes.
Drop spinach-ricotta mixture by level tablespoons onto a floured work surface. Roll one at a time in your hands into fat, neat cylinders. Place on a floured cutting board.
Melt together butter, sage, and salt. Coat bottom of a serving dish with half the butter mixture and 1.4 cup of Parmigiano-Reggiano. Keep warm in a very low oven.
Gently drop a dozen dumplings into a large quantity of well-salted simmering water. Dumplings are cooked when they rise to the surface. Drain with a slotted spoon, transfer to the serving dish. Finish dish with reaming sage-butter and Parmigiano-Reggiano.
Serve with more Parmigiano-Reggiano at the table.
Makes 4 servings.
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