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Potato morsels with taleggio, mushrooms, and sausage

17/11/2023

Potato morsels with taleggio, mushrooms, and sausage are a rich and flavorful dish. Here’s how you can prepare them.

Ingredients

  • 500 g of potato morsels (small gnocchi)
  • 300 g of mixed mushrooms (fresh or frozen)
  • 200 g of taleggio cheese
  • 200 g of sausage
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Chopped parsley (optional)
  • Butter (optional)
  • Grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

Preparation

  1. If using fresh mushrooms, clean them and cut them into not-too-small pieces. If using frozen mushrooms, let them defrost completely and then proceed as with fresh ones.

  2. In a wide frying pan, sauté the garlic clove in extra virgin olive oil (you can remove it after a few minutes if you prefer a less intense flavor).

  3. Add the mushrooms to the pan and let them cook until they have lost all their vegetation water and are golden. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

  4. Meanwhile, cook the sausage in another frying pan. Remove the casing and crumble it with a fork while cooking.

  5. Once the mushrooms are ready, add the cooked sausage and let everything flavor for a few minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally.

  6. Boil the potato morsels in plenty of salted water according to the package directions, usually they are ready when they float to the surface.

  7. Drain the morsels and transfer them to the pan with the mushroom and sausage seasoning. Gently mix to flavor the gnocchi.

  8. Cut the taleggio into cubes and add it to the still-hot morsels in the pan (if you prefer a creamier texture, you can melt it with a bit of butter separately and then pour it over the dish).

  9. Mix until the cheese starts to melt and blend with the other ingredients.

  10. Serve hot, sprinkling with fresh chopped parsley and, if desired, with a dusting of grated Parmesan cheese.

It might be interesting to know that Taleggio is an Italian PDO cheese, whose production is concentrated in Lombardy, Piedmont, and Veneto. Its flavor is creamy and slightly tangy, which beautifully complements the sweetness of the mushrooms and the hearty taste of the sausage. A dish that truly embodies the spirit of Italian comfort food!

Potato morsels with taleggio, mushrooms, and sausage