Whichever route you go, you'll need about a quarter cup of grated Parmesan to garnish the finished dumplings. To prepare the dumplings ahead, cool the red pepper sauce and refrigerate it.

To make the red pepper sauce, melt the butter in a saucepan, add the red pepper and fry for three minutes. Add the the wine and stock and cook over a high heat for three minutes until the liquid ...

Add wine and simmer 3 ... stirring constantly, until sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Add tomato paste, Italian seasoning and salt and black pepper; simmer 7 to 10 minutes.