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Agnolotti di Zucca

Recipe by Chef Nico Rossi

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Agnolotti di Zucca / Butternut–Mascarpone Agnolotti, Sage Brown Butter, Crushed Amaretti, Parmigiano-Reggiano


  • Yield6 servings 1x

Ingredients

Scale

Pasta Dough

  • About 4 1/2 cups 00 flour (1 lb 4 oz by weight; use a kitchen scale if possible)
  • 4 Whole eggs
  • 6 Egg yolks

Squash Filling

  • 2.5 lb Butternut squash
  • 5 oz Mascarpone
  • 6 oz Parmigiano-Reggiano, grated
  • Nutmeg, fresh grated (to taste)
  • Kosher salt (to taste)

Brown Butter and Sage

  • 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks)
  • 20 Fresh sage leaves

To Finish

  • 3 oz Amaretti cookies, crushed

Instructions

Squash Filling

  1. Roast butternut halves cut-side down at 400°F until collapsing, ~50 min. Scoop, pass through fine-mesh sieve, and dry the purée in a sauté pan until it holds a peak — wet filling blows out agnolotti.
  2. Fold purée with mascarpone, half the Parmigiano, nutmeg, salt. Cover in a shallow container and refrigerate promptly. Refrigerate filling in a shallow container within 2 hours and chill before filling pasta.

Pasta Dough and Assembly

  1. Make pasta: flour, eggs, yolks; knead 8–10 min to a smooth, tight dough. Rest wrapped 30 min minimum.
  2. Roll the dough with a pasta machine to thin sheets that are just short of translucent; settings vary by machine. Put filling into a piping bag or zip-top bag with a corner snipped off. Pipe a narrow line along the dough, fold the dough over the filling, pinch it into small parcels, and cut between the pinches with a pasta wheel. Arrange on baking sheets lightly dusted with some of the listed flour, single layer. Refrigerate at or below 40°F; use within 24 hours or freeze.

Brown Butter, Cooking, and Serving

  1. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Swirl until the milk solids are golden and smell nutty. Remove from heat and add the sage leaves. Cook the pasta in batches if needed so it can be tossed gently without crowding.
  2. Blanch agnolotti in aggressively salted water 2–3 min until they float and the plin is tender. Transfer straight to the brown butter with a splash of pasta water; toss to emulsify and glaze.
  3. Plate, rain Parmigiano and crushed amaretti over the top.

Notes

Suggested wine pairing: Pieropan Soave Classico, Veneto — serve at 48°F.

Seven agnolotti per person in a warmed shallow bowl, glazed and glossy, amaretti crumble across the center line, sage leaves from the butter on top. The bowl must be warm — brown butter breaks on cold china.

At home: refrigerate perishable ingredients and prepared food at 40°F or below. Refrigerate leftovers in shallow containers within 2 hours, or within 1 hour when the outdoor temperature is above 90°F. Reheat cooked leftovers to 165°F. Raw fish dishes should be made just before serving and not saved for later.

  • Category: Main Dishes