Homemade Gnocchi with Tomato Sauce
My youngest son and I took a gnocchi cooking class together this summer. Best time ever! Making homemade gnocchi is a lot simpler than you would think. This sauce was also outrageous. The flavors married together beautifully and it was so easy to prepare.
You may need:
Gnocchi Board
Homemade Gnocchi with Tomato Sauce
Ingredients
Gnocchi
- 2 medium russet potatoes
- 1½ cups all purpose flour (or can try double zero flour)
- ½ c. whole milk ricotta (or impastata)
- ¼c. finely grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- ¼ tsp. fresh pepper
- 1 T. olive oil
Tomato Sauce
- ¼c. olive oil
- 1 finely chopped onion
- 4 chopped garlic cloves
- 1 pinch crushed red pepper
- 1 28-ounce can whole peeled tomatoes, crushed by hand
- kosher salt
- 3 sprigs fresh basil
- 2 T. butter, cubed
- ¼ c. finely grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
Gnocchi
- Preheat oven to 400 and line a baking sheet with nonstick foil.
- Pierce the potatoes and bake 1 hour.
- Let cool a bit and scoop out the flesh.
- Pass potatoes through a ricer.
- Strain the ricotta in cheesecloth to remove moisture.
- In a bowl, mx ricotta, cheese, egg, salt, pepper.
- Put flour in a large bowl and use a fork to gently mix in the potatoes.
- Once the potatoes are coated, make a well in the center and add the cheese mixture.
- Fold in the cheese and once it comes together dump on a floured surface, knead a few mins and form a ball.
- Cut ball into 4 equal parts.
- One piece at a time, roll it into a long rope the width of your thumb.
- Use a bench scraper to cut off ¾ inch (bite size) pieces.
- Roll each piece down a gnocchi board and lay on a floured cookie sheet.
- Cook gnocchi in boiling water 4-6 mins until they float at the top and are tender,
- Serve with sauce.
Tomato Sauce
- Heat oil in skillet on medium-low.
- When hot, add onion and cook 10 mins until translucent.
- Add garlic and stir to prevent burning for 3 mins.
- Add red pepper for 1 min.
- Raise heat to medium and add tomatoes and season with salt.
- Cook 20-25 mins, stirring occasionally until thickened.
- Add butter and cheese to combine well.
- Once butter is melted, remove heat and add basil.
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