Potato Gnocchi in Burnt Butter Sauce
"Give us a cold, rainy day here at 'Avalon' and we'll say - gnocchi for lunch! It's quick, easy and tastes divine! We always keep some gnocchi on hand in the pantry - literally for a 'rainy day'! This recipe makes 2 generous serves."
photo by Chef floWer
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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2
ingredients
- 500 g potato gnocchi
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 80 g butter, cut into cubes (don't substitute oil or margarine in this recipe)
- 8 fresh sage leaves, roughly chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- 80 g fresh parmesan cheese, grated
directions
- TO COOK GNOCCHI Bring a large pan of water to the boil.
- Add salt.
- Add gnocchi.
- Cook gnocchi just until it floats to the top- DO NOT OVERCOOK, this will only take a couple of minutes.
- Drain and divide gnocchi into serving bowls.
- TO COOK SAUCE Start preparing the sauce while the water for the gnocchi is coming to the boil.
- Melt butter in a small frypan over a medium heat.
- When the butter starts to foam, tip the pan often to check the colour of the butter.
- As soon as the butter begins to take on a golden brown tinge, add the garlic and sage.
- Give the mixture a stir, then remove the pan immediately from the heat.
- The sage and garlic will continue to cook in the heat of the butter and the pan, while you drain the gnocchi and divide it into serving bowls.
- Spoon the burnt butter sauce over the gnocchi, distributing the pieces of garlic and sage evenly.
- Using a spoon, turn the gnocchi over lightly in each bowl so that it is evenly covered with sauce.
- Sprinkle over parmesan cheese and serve immediately.
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Reviews
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I was looking for something different to go with roasted chicken and this was perfect! My husband actually even liked it! It definitely tasted better when first made though. (6) -
Loved it! I made some changes because I did not have sage. I used dried basil instead. Also, added smoked turkey sausage. It was very yummy! Thanks! -
Yummy! Didn't have a huge variety of fresh food in the fridge, so I couldn't make a elaborate sauce that needed lots of ingredients for this lonely pack of gnocchi. I wanted something filling and something that was quick and this was the recipe. It was perfect, I had to substitute the fresh sage leaves for some dried sage but otherwise kept to the recipe. The sauce was so delicious and gave the gnocchi a lot of flavour. Thank you Kookaburra -
i never had gnocchi before and i don't think i ever will again. followed this recipe to the T and my tastebuds just didn't care for it at all. It is a very quick and easy meal for someone who likes gnocchi. I would probably ease up on the butter a little. It was too buttery for me. -
This was very filling, and we really enjoyed it. The sage and garlic adds great flavor.
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Yummy! Didn't have a huge variety of fresh food in the fridge, so I couldn't make a elaborate sauce that needed lots of ingredients for this lonely pack of gnocchi. I wanted something filling and something that was quick and this was the recipe. It was perfect, I had to substitute the fresh sage leaves for some dried sage but otherwise kept to the recipe. The sauce was so delicious and gave the gnocchi a lot of flavour. Thank you Kookaburra
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