Recipe By Jaxters
Ref: 782
Heading: Pasta
Cuisine: Italian
Food Type: Vegetarian
No of Portions: 4
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Ingredients & Prep
300 g
Buffalo Mozzarella cut into chunks
100 g
Pecorino or parmesan grated
Gnocchi
700 g
King Edward Potatoes baked
150 g
Flour
2 Egg yolks
1/2 tsp
Salt
1/2 tsp
Ground white pepper
Tomato Sauce
600 ml
Tomato passata
2 Garlic cloves crushed & chopped
2 tbsp
Fresh basil finely chopped
3 tbsp
Olive oil
1/2 tsp
Salt
1/2 tsp
Freshly ground black pepper
Method
Step 1
In the oven bake the potatoes in there skins at 180°C for 1 hour 15 mins, remove set aside & allow to go cold.
Step 2
Scoop out potato flesh with a spoon into a bowl, add flour, yolk, salt & pepper & mix well, cover & set aside.
Step 3
Make the sauce by placing oil & garlic in a sauce pan, heat on med & fry off for 1 min or until just coloured, add passata bring to a simmer add salt & pepper, take off the heat & add in the basil stir in then set aside.
Step 4
Pre-heat oven to 180°C fan.
Step 5
Make the gnocchi, flour a worktop then roll our potato mixture into cylinders about 2cm in diameter, then cut in 2cm pieces, next use a fork prongs & press indentations into each one.
Step 6
Place a saucepan with salted boiling water on the hob & cook the gnocchi until they float, scoop out with slotted spoon, you may need to do in batches, then set aside apart to cool.
Step 7
Next mix the sauce with the gnocchi to coat, then place mixture into a baking dish with mozzarella chunks added in with the tomato coated gnocchi tip any remaining sauce over the top, then sprinkle over cheese & bake for 20 min or so until light golden brown on top, then serve.
Suggestion & Tips
You could add some chilli flakes to the tomato sauce. Have with a salad. You can use ready made Gnocchi.