Recipe: Mushroom truffle brie gnocci with Cape of Good Hope Serruria Chardonnay

Thursday, 27 June, 2024
Anthonij Rupert Wyne
Enjoy this mushroom truffle brie gnocci with pancetta recipe, paired with Cape of Good Hope Serruria Chardonnay.

Recipe: Mushroom truffle brie gnocci with pancetta

Ingredients

(Serves 2-4)

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons truffle butter
  • 250g pancetta or bacon, diced
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 400g mixed mushrooms, large ones sliced,
  • smaller ones left whole
  • ½ cup wine
  • ½ cup cream
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 400g good quality gnocchi
  • 125g Brie, sliced
  • handful walnut halves, roughly chopped
  • 2 tablespoons shaved fresh truffles

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200˚C. Heat the olive oil and butter in a large frying pan and cook the pancetta or bacon for 5 minutes until crispy and golden, add the onion to and cook over a gentle heat for 10 minutes.
  2. Add the mushrooms and fry until tender. Add the wine and cream and cook together for 5 minutes.
  3. While they’re cooking, cook the gnocchi according to the packet instructions then drain well.
  4. Add the gnocchi to the mushrooms with half of the Brie and stir to combine. Spoon into an oven proof
  5. dish and top with the remaining brie and the walnuts. Finish off with fresh shaved truffles.