60 pcs circa

ready in 1H30 mins

350 gr mostarda

1,5 kilo pumpkin

180 gr parmesan cheese, grated

salt and pepper

a pinch of nutmeg powder

10 crunchy amaretti biscuits

1 or 2 eggs (dpeending on final consistency)

Fresh Pasta

600 grams all purpose flour

6 eggs + 1 egg yolk

half tbs of salt

In a container mix all ingredients for the fresh pasta and knead for 10 minute. Set aside well covered for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile peel the pumpkin and cook it until the meati s tender in one of these 2 ways:

• microwave oven: 25 minutes circa max power
• normal oven at 160° C for 40 minutes circa

Let it cool then mash it in a mixer. Set aside.

In a mixer, mix mostarda (well drained), crushed amarettis, one egg (you might add the 2nd one at a later stage depending on the consistency of the filling), salt and pepper, parmesan cheese, nutmeg.

Add the pumpkin and mix well. Consistency should be like a little softer than a potato pure. If too firm, add the remaining egg.

Using a pasta machine, roll the pasta to 1 mm thick.

Put it on a floured surface, on the below half put a tbs of pumpkin filling every 15 cm, flip the other half of the pasta above it and seal well (as shown in pictures).

Cut with a knife or a rolled cutter at the desired shape (it can be square or half-circled), final tortelli should be 7×5 cm circa.

Cook in hot and salted boiling water for 6 minutes.

Season with fried butter (fry it with a few fresh sage leaves), and grated parmesan.

1 kilo pumpkin flesh (the weight refers to clean pumpkin)

300 grams all purpose flour

50 grams semolina

1 egg

1 tbs salt

60 grams unsalted butter

5/6 sage leaves

40 grams smoked scamorza cheese grated

Cook the pumpkin into the oven (static 180° C), for 30 minutes circa or until soft – careful it doesn’t get brown in case lower the heat (alternatively you can cook it in a microwave oven with no water, as it is, for circa 20 minuti ad the highest power).

Still warm, mash them with a potato masher. Set aside and allow to cool. Add the flours, salt and knead well. Proceed as indicated in the Potato Dumplings (Gnocchi di Patate) recipe.

Melt the butter at medium heat with the sage leaves and let the fry until crispy.

Cook the gnocchi in hot boiling salted water and drain them with a colander as soon as they get on the surface.

Season them with the butter. Pour onto plates and top with the garted smoked scamorza cheese.

1 kg pumpkin

300 ml frying oil

4 tbs white vinegar

1 tsp sugar

10/15 mint leaves

salt

Clean the pumpkin and slice i tinto half cm slices.

Fry the slices in hot frying oil until the borders are getting brown.

Put all the fried pumpkin slices in the same frying pan, stir fry for 4/5 minutes, add the sugar, the vinegar and let evaporate for 3/4 minutes more. Add the mint leaves, season with salt and serve. Cold are good as well.

Pumpkin and Ginger Soup

1 kg zucca pulita e tagliata a cubetti* / 1kg pumpkin peeled and cute in cubes*

4 cm zenzero / 4 cm fresh ginger

1 cipolla piccola / 1 small onion

30 gr burro / 40 gr butter

3 cucchiai d’olio / 3 tbs olive oil

2 cucchiaini di curry / 2 tbs curry powder

400 ml brodo (o 400 ml acqua e 1 dado) / 400 ml stock (or 400 ml water and 1 stock cube)

100 ml panna (meglio se panna acida) / 100 ml cream (better if sour cream)

sale e pepe / salt and pepper

2 cucchiai coriandolo tritato / 2 tbs chopped fresh cilantro

Quindi intera vi occorrerà circa una zucca da 1.6/1.8 kg

If you buy it not peeled go for a 1.6/1.8 kg pumpkin.

Soffriggere la cipolla e lo zenzero tritati con il burro e l’olio.

Fry the chopped onion and ginger with the butter and the olive oil

Unire il curry e fare soffriggere per un paio di minuti.

Add the curry powder and let fry for a couple of minutes

Aggiungere la zucca tagliata a cubetti, e saltare per 5 minuti.

Add the diced pumpkin and let fry for 5 minutes.

Unire il brodo (o l’acqua con il dado).

Add the stock (or the water with 1 stock cube).

Cuocere per circa 40 minuti o finché la zucca è cotta.

Simmer for 40 minutes circa or until the pumpking is cooked.

Frullare tutto con un frullatore ad immersione finché non sarà cremoso.

Blend everything with an immersion blender, until smooth and creamy.

Aggiungere la panna e aggiustare di sale.

Add the cream and add salt if necessary.

Servire calda, spolverare con il coriandolo tritato prima di servire.

Serve hot, sprinkle with the chopped cilantro before serving.