Best Sheeps Milk Ricotta Gnocchi With Morel Sauce Recipes

Morel Sauce image

Provided by Food Network

Yield ample to sauce 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 tablespoon butter
1 medium shallot, minced
2 cups loosely packed fresh morels
1/2 cup white wine
3 cups chicken stock
1 cup heavy cream
Salt and pepper, to taste

Steps:

Place butter and minced shallot in a 1-quart sauce pot over medium heat. Cook until translucent. Add morels and a pinch of salt. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add white wine and reduce by two-thirds. Add heavy cream, turn down the heat and simmer for 20 minutes, until the sauce coats the back of a spoon.
Season with salt and pepper to taste. Keep warm until ready to serve with chicken breasts.

Ricotta Gnocchi image

Provided by Geoffrey Zakarian

Categories main-dish

Time 1h5m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

Kosher salt
2 cups ricotta cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 large eggs
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
Semolina flour, for dusting
Pancetta Tomato Sauce, recipe follows, for serving
6 ounces thick-cut pancetta (about 3 1/4-inch slices), diced
1/2 cup diced onions
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
One 28-ounce can crushed San Marzano tomatoes
5 fresh basil leaves, cut into chiffonade

Steps:

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
Combine the ricotta cheese, Parmesan, olive oil, eggs and 1 teaspoon salt with a whisk in a large mixing bowl. Add the all-purpose flour in 3 parts, stirring with a rubber spatula.
Bring the dough together in a ball and cut off one-quarter of it. Dust the work surface with all-purpose flour to prevent sticking, and roll the cut-off piece of dough into a dowel shape about 5/8 inch in diameter. Cut the dowel into 5/8-inch pieces. Dust some parchment paper with semolina flour and place the gnocchi on it to prevent sticking. Repeat with the rest of the dough, quarter by quarter.
Cook the gnocchi in the boiling water for 2 minutes. Serve tossed with a bit of the Pancetta Tomato Sauce. Alternatively, you can freeze the uncooked gnocchi for up to 2 weeks.
Heat a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the pancetta and cook until the fat has rendered and the pancetta is crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove the pancetta from the pan and reserve, leaving the fat behind.
Add the diced onions to the hot pan and season with salt and pepper. Cook until the onions have softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute more. Add the crushed tomatoes, cover and bring to a simmer. Cook for 20 minutes, then remove the lid, add the reserved pancetta and cook an additional 10 minutes. Season with additional salt and pepper, stir in the basil and serve.