Polenta gnocchi
with green asparagus and truffle
INGREDIENTS
FOR TWO PEOPLE
by Stefan Jäckel
Polenta gnocchi
- 250g cooked polenta (polenta from Terreni alla Maggia)
- 100g ricotta
- 1 egg yolk
- 50g flour
- 2 tsp chopped truffle
- salt and pepper
PREPARATION
Mix all the ingredients and work into a smooth dough. Sprinkle the plate with a little flour or polenta. Shape the gnocchi dough into small balls by hand. Let shaped gnocchi steep in lightly simmering salted water for 10 min.
Champagne Beurre Blanc
- 20g butter
- 50g mushrooms
- 50g celery
- 50g leek
- 50g shallots
- 2 sprigs tarragon
- 1 floury potato
- 10cl champagne
- 200ml chicken or vegetable stock
- 100ml cream
- salt and pepper
Cut the mushrooms, celery, leek and shallots into small cubes and sauté in the butter until colourless. Deglaze with champagne and fill up with the stock. Cut the potato into small pieces and cook until soft. Strain everything through a fine sieve and then add the cream. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Before serving, froth the Champagne Beurre Blanc with ice-cold butter.
Green asparagus
- 6 spears green asparagus
- salt
Cut off the bottom third of the asparagus. Peel the asparagus by approx. 3 cm and blanch in plenty of salted water for 3 min. and then rinse in iced water. Cut the asparagus into equal pieces and glaze in butter, together with a tablespoon of vegetable or chicken stock.
Arrangement
Arrange everything nicely on the plate and pour the foamed Beurre Blanc over it so that you can still see the gnocchi. Decorate with the truffle and fresh garden herbs. - ENJOY!
TICINO WHOLEGRAIN POLENTA
The traditional Ticino product par excellence also comes from our farm: a unique wholemeal polenta. The maize - red, black, white and yellow - is not only cultivated here, but also ground in Ticino.
WINE RECOMMENDATION
by Stefano Petta, Director of Wine
Il Castagneto, Cantina alla Maggia
Il Castagneto is a 100% Chardonnay from our winery Cantina alla Maggia. Partly matured in barriques. Despite its ageing in wood, Ettore, our oenologist, manages to create the perfect harmony between freshness and spice. The perfect accompaniment to food, especially to our star chef Stefan Jäckel's polenta gnocchi.
Stefan Jäckel
La Rôtisserie, Storchen Zürich
1 Michelin Star - 17 GaultMillau Points
Since 2019, Stefan Jäckel has been providing culinary highlights directly on the banks of the Limmat. The reward was not long in coming - 17 Gault Millau points quickly followed, as well as the first Michelin star for La Rôtisserie.
The Living Circle – is a hand-picked group of first-class hotels and restaurants in incomparably beautiful locations, run by dedicated hosts. Rice, vegetables, fruit and a whole array of exquisite products – including wine, of course – is whisked fresh from our own farms directly to your table. That is how we define luxury. That is The Living Circle – luxury fed by nature.