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Malfatti (Italian Spinach Ricotta Dumplings in Napoli Sauce)

Time
1 hr 10 min
Makes
4
Ingredients
25

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Ingredients

Servings
4 servings
Amounts
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves (, finely minced)
  • 1/2 onion (, very finely diced)
  • 800g / 24 oz crushed tomato ((or diced))
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 basil stem ((leaves kept for the Malfatti))
  • 1/2 tsp white sugar
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 300g / 10oz baby spinach ((~6 tightly packed cups, Note 4))
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic (, finely minced)
  • 1 eschallot ((large), finely chopped (or 1/2 red onion))
  • 500g / 1 lb ricotta ((must be dry type, not wet and spreadable, Note 1))
  • 1/4 cup (lightly packed) basil leaves, finely sliced ((use stem for sauce))
  • 1 egg ((Note 2))
  • 1 egg yolk ((Note 2))
  • 1 cup parmesan (, finely grated)
  • 1/2 cup flour (, plain / all-purpose)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 cup parmesan (, finely grated)
  • Basil leaves (, small (optional))
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Nutrition · per serving

Calories
503 kcal
Fat
31 g
Fiber
5 g
Sugar
10 g
Sodium
1601 mg
Protein
29 g
Trans fat
1 g
Cholesterol
151 mg
Carbohydrate
32 g
Saturated fat
16 g

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