Recipe for Pumpkin & Porcini Gnocchi

For 2 people: 

For the gnocchis

• 350 gr of chestnut flour
• 500 gr of potimarron
• 1 egg

• 3 mushrooms for stuffing
• 250 gr oyster mushrooms
• 1 shallot
• 100 gr chestnuts
• 4 sprigs of basil
• 300 gr dried duck breast
• 3 tsp chicken stock
• Salt and pepper
• Olive oil
• 1 seasoning stick with Cèpe

1. I start by cutting the red kuri squash into quarters and place them on my oven rack. I drizzle with olive oil and bake for 25 minutes at 200°C.
2. Meanwhile, I cook the chestnuts in boiling water. I keep four nice chestnuts for plating and roughly chop the rest to incorporate into the mushroom sauté.
3. Next, I cut the mushrooms for stuffing, the shallot, the basil, then add the oyster mushrooms and roughly chopped chestnuts. I put everything in a pan with a drizzle of olive oil. I cook over high heat for about 10 minutes, then add 20 cl of water and the chicken stock. I let it simmer for about 20 minutes over low heat.
4. Let's move on to preparing the gnocchi dough. The cooked red kuri squash, I remove the flesh from the skin and mash it with a fork (a blender also works) to get a very smooth and fine preparation. I add 350 grams of flour, the egg, and mix until I get a dough ball.
5. I cut my dough ball into 6 portions. For each portion, I make a fairly thin log (about 2 cm wide and 2 cm high) which I cut into several pieces about 3 cm long; these will be your gnocchi.
6. The trick to getting the gnocchi pattern is to roll the dough pieces on a fork and round the ends.
7. Then I plunge the gnocchi into boiling water until they float to the surface. I take out the gnocchi, drain them, and brown them in a pan with a drizzle of olive oil.
8. At the same time, I brown my four remaining chestnuts in a pan over high heat with salt and plenty of pepper. I love peppered chestnuts.
9. For plating, I place the gnocchi in the center of the plate, then add the sautéed mushrooms and peppered chestnuts on top. To satisfy my indulgent side, I add a few slices of dried duck breast, grated mimolette cheese, and shave some curls over it.