Ricotta Gnudi with Wild Mushroom and Truffle Sauce

Ingredients for Ricotta Gnudi with Wild Mushroom and Truffle Sauce

• 450g fresh ricotta cheese*

• 1 ovo grande

• 40g finely grated Pecorino Romano cheese (about 30g ) plus additional for serving

• 1/2 colher de chá de sal

• Large pinch of ground white pepper

• 90g plain flour plus additional for coating

• 80ml de azeite de oliva extra-virgem, dividido

• 6 thin prosciutto slices

• 12 whole fresh sage leaves

• 900g fresh wild mushrooms (such as crimini, oyster, and stemmed shiitake), sliced

• 2 large shallots, chopped

• 6 fresh thyme sprigs

• 2 colheres de chá de sálvia fresca picada

• 475ml de caldo de galinha com baixo teor de sal

• 1 teaspoon black truffle oil*

• 60ml ( 1/2 stick) chilled butter, diced

How to make Ricotta Gnudi with Wild Mushroom and Truffle Sauce

Line medium bowl with several layers of paper towels. Spoon ricotta cheese into bowl. Let drain at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour.

Beat egg, 40g Pecorino Romano cheese, salt, and white pepper in large bowl to blend. Mix in ricotta. Sprinkle 90g flour over and stir gently to blend. Cover and chill dough 1 hour. Do ahead Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.

Line rimmed baking sheet with plastic wrap. Place some flour in bowl. For each gnudi, gently roll 1 heaping teaspoonful of dough into ball. Add to flour; toss to coat lightly, shaping into short log. Place on baking sheet. Do ahead Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover; chill.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large pot or extra-large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 3 prosciutto slices. Cook until beginning to brown, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to paper towels. Repeat with remaining prosciutto. Add whole sage leaves to pot; sauté until crisp, about 1 minute per side. Transfer to paper towels.

Heat remaining 60ml oil in same pot over medium-high heat. Add all mushrooms, shallots, thyme, and chopped sage. Sauté until mushrooms brown and liquids evaporate, about 12 minutes. Transfer mixture to bowl. Add broth to same pot and boil until slightly reduced, scraping up browned bits, about 7 minutes. Remove from heat. Add 1 teaspoon truffle oil and mushroom mixture. Season to taste with salt and pepper. do ahead Sauce can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.

Cook gnudi in large pot of boiling salted water until very tender, about 8 minutes.

Meanwhile, rewarm sauce. Add butter; toss until blended. Using strainer, transfer gnudi to pot with sauce. Toss over medium heat until sauce coats gnudi. Season with salt and pepper.

Transfer to large shallow bowl. Crumble prosciutto over. Top with sage leaves; serve with additional Pecorino.

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