Gnocchi With Scallops
- 2 pounds potatoes
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for shaping dumplings
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 16 large sea scallops
- 2 medium yellow squash
- 2 medium zucchini
- 2 ounces unsalted butter
- 1 large clove garlic, minced
- 18 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- lemon and orange zest for garnish
- Place the unpeeled potatoes in a saucepan and cover with cold water.
- Add 2 teaspoons salt, cover and heat to boiling.
- Simmer over medium heat until tender, about 40 minutes.
- Drain and peel while hot.
- Pass through a ricer or food mill to make a high mound in a bowl.
- Sprinkle the potatoes with 1 cup of the flour and cheese.
- Make a small crater in the center of the mound and add the egg.
- With your hand, gradually draw the potatoes around the outside of the mound into the egg and knead to mix, sprinkling with 1/2 cup more flour.
- Knead dough in bowl until smooth, about 3 minutes.
- Divide dough into 8 equal pieces.
- Flour work surface and hands, and working with one piece of the dough at a time, roll to a 1-inch-thick rope.
- (If dough is sticky, sprinkle with additional flour.)
- Cut rope crosswise into 3/4-inch-wide pieces.
- Working with one dumpling at a time, dip in flour and press lightly onto a grater or the back of a fork so that a fingertip leaves an indentation.
- Repeat with the remaining dough.
- Heat a large kettle of water to boiling.
- While water heats, slice the scallops, yellow squash and zucchini into 1/2-inch rounds and then quarter the rounds from cut side.
- Place the pieces in a skillet with butter and garlic and saute over medium-low heat for about 10 minutes.
- When the water comes to a boil, cook the dumplings, in about 4 batches, until they float to the surface; cook for 30 seconds.
- Remove with a strainer and drain while the next batch cooks.
- Place the dumplings on a large platter and keep warm.
- To serve: season the scallop mixture with nutmeg, salt and pepper and pour over dumplings.
- Garnish with lemon and orange zest.
potatoes, salt, flour, freshly grated parmigianoreggiano, egg, scallops, yellow squash, zucchini, butter, clove garlic, nutmeg, lemon
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/9019 (may not work)