#dunderi

Dunderi are delightful little dumplings made with ricotta cheese, egg, and Parmesan cheese. They are light, fluffy, and perfect for soaking up your favorite marinara sauce. This recipe is a must-try for pasta lovers!

Ingredients: 1 cup ricotta cheese. 1 egg. 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese. 1/2 teaspoon salt. 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. 1 cup all-purpose flour. Marinara sauce for serving. Fresh basil leaves for garnish. Grated Parmesan cheese for garnish.

Instructions: Put ricotta cheese, egg, grated Parmesan cheese, salt, and black pepper in a bowl and mix them together. Add the all-purpose flour slowly and mix it in until a soft dough forms. Roll the dough into ropes about 1/2 inch wide on a floured surface. Cut the ropes into pieces that are about half an inch long. Make a ball out of each piece and then press down on the middle with your thumb to make a small dimple. As the water boils, add salt to a large pot. The dunderi should be put into the boiling water and cooked until they float to the top. This should take about two to three minutes. With a slotted spoon, take the cooked dunderi out of the pan and place it on serving plates. Serve hot with marinara sauce and grated Parmesan cheese and fresh basil leaves on top.

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

I'm inspired to make Dunderi after watching "Two Greedy Italians". It's also known as ricotta gnocchi. 

Flour 200g

Ricotta 220g

Yolks 3

Mix everything with a fork, knead into rolls then cut into small pieces. I used the back of a fork to create little grooves on the little dumplings. Boil the dumplings for 5mins. These little dumplings will float and dance on the surface of the boiling water, also expand twice the size. So I recommend making them smaller so they will taste less floury.

Prepare a sauce as follows:Fry garlic and chilli/chilliflakes, add a tin of tomatoes and a heap of basil leaves and simmer for 15mins. Add in the dunderi last and mix well. Serve with another generous heap of grated parmesan cheese. =D