Sundays are all about relaxing and enjoying a good plate of pasta. I typically make some tomato sauce with meatballs or polpetti (meatless meatballs). A few weeks ago I decided to try something different…sweet potato gnocchi. I attempted to make potato gnocchi a long time ago and it did NOT turn out as expected. This time around I kept it really simple using only 3 ingredients.
Ingredients:
1 medium-large sweet potato
1 cup of gluten free flour
1 teaspoon of salt
Instructions:
Sweet potatoes – you can either bake OR boil the sweet potato. Set aside to let cool enough to handle them easily.
- Bake at 400 degrees F for 40-50 minutes until tender (remember to poke a few holes in the sweet potato before baking)
- Boil peeled and chopped sweet potato for 20 minutes or until tender
Combine salt and flour. Flour a clean work surface and pour your flour mixture onto the surface. Make a well in the middle of the flour.
Once the sweet potato is cool enough, mash or grate the potato on top of the flour. Flour your hands and begin working the sweet potato into the flour until fully combined. You don’t want the dough to be too sticky so keep adding flour until you get a dry dough.
Roll dough into a disk and cut into eight pieces. Roll each piece into a 1/2 inch think log. Cut pieces of gnocchi into 1 inch pieces. Gently toss each piece into flour to ensure that it’s dry. Continue until you’ve cut pieces from all of the dough. Optional – use a fork to process groves into the pieces of gnocchi to make them look pretty.
Note: The gnocchi can be stored in the fridge for 3 days or the freezer for a few weeks.
Cook the gnocchi – heat a pot of salted water to a boil. Add in the gnocchi and let cook for a few minutes until the gnocchi floats to the surface + 30 more seconds. Remove gnocchi with a slotted spoon and toss in your favourite sauce. Finish with freshly grated parmeggiano reggiano cheese and enjoy!
Butter Sage Sauce:
8 tablespoons of butter (1 stick)
1/4 cup of coarsely chopped sage leaves
1 clove of crushed and chopped garlic
pinch of ground black pepper
Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. When the butter begins to slightly bubble, stir in the garlic for about 1 minute. Add sage and continue stirring for 1 to 2 minutes, until the butter has a nutty aroma and turned light brown.
I didn’t know how these were going to turn out and it was a win! I enjoyed making this dish because I found success this time around, and it was a simple recipe with few ingredients. An uncomplicated, healthy and delicious recipe that brought me back to when I was a little girl watching my Nonna Rosalia make her famous gnocchi. I made this pasta with love and overall it was fun.
Give this recipe a try and let me know how it goes. Enjoy and Buon Appetito!
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