Recipe Tip: Italian Classic: Strangolapreti - Falstaff

Top Recipe. All ingredients and tips for getting it right. Strangolapreti is a traditional Italian gnocchi made with budget-friendly bread and spinach.

Ingredients

• 1 kg stale white bread
• 500 g spinach
• 2 eggs
• 100 g parmesan cheese
• 100 g butter
• olive oil
• 500 ml milk
• salt
• pepper

Steps

1. Cut the bread into cubes and soak in lukewarm milk for 3 hours.
2. Steam the spinach for around 2 minutes, chop and toss lightly in butter and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
3. Add the grated parmesan cheese, eggs, salt and bread. Mix everything well with a wooden spoon and, if the mixture is too thin, add some breadcrumbs.
4. Shape the mix into the desired form (balls, spoon shape or gnocchi-like) and place in boiling salted water for around 5-7 minutes
5. When the dumplings float to the surface, take them out of the pan with a slotted spoon.
6. Serve with plenty of parmesan cheese and foaming hot butter that has been infused with sage.