# Gnocchi Cacio e Pepe with Mushroom & Sage

This quick and delicious dish combines gnocchi with a Cacio e Pepe sauce, mushrooms, and crispy sage.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 25 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 tsp black peppercorns
- 120 g butter
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 300 g mixed mushrooms
- 10 sage leaves
- 250 g fresh gnocchi
- 100 g Parmesan cheese, finely grated
- Sea salt

## Instructions

1. Toast 1-3 tsp of black peppercorns in a pan.
2. Crush the toasted peppercorns in a pestle and mortar.
3. Add 50g butter and 1 tbsp olive oil to the frying pan.
4. Add 300g mixed mushrooms and fry until golden all over.
5. Season with 1-3 tsp freshly cracked peppercorns.
6. Scoop out of the pan onto a plate.
7. Add 1 tbsp olive oil to your pan.
8. Fry 10 sage leaves until crispy, then remove these to the same plate.
9. Add 250g fresh gnocchi to a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook for 2–3 minutes until they float to the surface.
10. Scoop out with a slotted spoon and save 200ml of the cooking liquid.
11. Add 70g butter to the pan you cooked the mushrooms in over a medium heat; once it’s melted add the toasted peppercorns.
12. Stir through the reserved pasta water and simmer for a minute or so until reduced by about half.
13. Add the drained gnocchi to the pan and toss to coat in the sauce.
14. Add 100g parmesan cheese, finely grated, and stir through the mushrooms and the Parmesan.
15. Serve straight away in wide bowls with a little more Parmesan and the crispy sage leaves scattered over.

## Equipment

- frying pan
- pestle and mortar
- slotted spoon
- wide bowls

## Tips

- Toast peppercorns to electrify aromatics
- Squeeze mushrooms against the heat in the pan to bring out natural flavor
- Crisp sage leaves
- Serve with grated parmesan

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2uT4MfNuv_/?igsh=bGtuM3A3ZnIzMDY5
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ab43e567-88a4-4660-9325-523ae56beaee
- Extracted: 2025-05-30

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