Swiss Chard Malfatti
Prep Time
2 - 3 hours total.
Cooking Time
4 Minutes for first step.
Yields
100 pieces
Ingredients
1 cup of grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup of flour plus more
Parmesan cheese for serving
Directions
Steam swiss chard; cook until soft, 3-4 minutes. Drain chard and let cool. Squeeze chard with your hands to expel liquid.
Transfer swiss chard to a food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
Put swiss chard to a large bowl along with ricotta, 1 tsp. salt, 4 tbsp. butter, flour, nutmeg, egg yolks, and egg. Season with pepper and mix until smooth.
Test 1 dumpling:
- Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Measure out 1 tbsp. of mixture, roll in flour, and boil until the dumpling floats. If dumpling falls apart, stir 1⁄4 cup more flour into mixture.)
Using a spoon, divide mixture into about 100 portions. Working with 1 portion at a time, use 2 spoons to shape portion into an oval and dust with flour. Transfer dumplings to a lightly floured baking sheet and repeat with remaining portions. (If not cooking immediately, cover and freeze Malfatti for up to 6 months.)
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and add dumplings; cook until dumplings float, 3-4 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer dumplings to a baking sheet.Warm the Tomato Basil sauce in a skillet and add Malfatti simmer for 10 minutes.
Serve with freshly grated Parmesan.
Notes
This is a fun, but time consuming project. If you have a bounty of greens, such as Swiss chard or spinach, this is a unique and delicious thing to do with them!
Find a friend to do this with. You will enjoy it!
This makes a lot! Unless you are having a dinner party, freeze before or after cooking and cooling in a single layer in ziplock gallon baggies lined with parchment paper.
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