Nonna Mercedes' fonduta

Name: Nonna Mercedes' fonduta
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 x Semolina teardrop dumplings; 150g fontina cheese; whole milk; 1 large free-range egg; 1 whole nutmeg, for grating

With semolina teardrop dumplings

Vegetarian

10 mins

Not Too Tricky

serves 4

About the recipe

Oozy and cheesy, this is Italian comfort food at its best.

nutrition per serving

620

Calories

31%

22.7g

Fat

32%

11.1g

Saturates

56%

4.8g

Sugars

1.5g

Salt

25%

30.9g

Protein

62%

76.6g

Carbs

30%

2.3g

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake

Recipe From

Jamie Cooks Italy

By Jamie Oliver

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Ingredients

1 x Semolina teardrop dumplings

150g fontina cheese

whole milk

1 large free-range egg

1 whole nutmeg, for grating

Method

Make the Semolina teardrop dumplings.
Grate the cheese into a heatproof bowl with a splash of milk.
Separate 1 large egg, adding the yolk to the bowl (save the white for another recipe).
Sit the bowl over a pan of very gently simmering water, making sure the water doesn't touch the base of the bowl, and leave to slowly melt for 4 to 5 minutes, until silky, almost like a thick custard. Whisk regularly, loosening with more milk, if needed, then season well with black pepper and a few scrapings of nutmeg.
Toss with your dumplings and a splash of their cooking water to loosen, if needed.

Tags

Cheese Dumplings Pasta Italian-style Gnocchi Jamie's Italy Vegetarian Vegetable Dinner Party Entertaining Jamie Cooks Italy Dinner

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