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Piedmontese Gnocchi with Tomato and Red Wine Sauce

Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024


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Preparation Time
15 Mins
Cooking Time
30 Mins
Total Time
45 Mins
Makes
4 servings
Ingredients
For The Vegetable Potato Gnocchi
1/2 cup boiled and grated potatoes
1/2 cup grated carrot
2 tbsp finely chopped celery (ajmoda)
3 tbsp plain flour (maida)
salt and
oil for cooking gnocchi
For The Tomato and Red Wine Sauce
1 1/2 cups tomato pulp , refer handy tip
1 tbsp garlic (lehsun) , finely chopped
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
3 tbsp tomato ketchup
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp dried oregano
4 tbsp fresh cream
1/4 cup red wine
2 tbsp olive oil
salt to taste
For The Garnish
4 tbsp grated processed cheese
Method
- Heat the olive oil in a pan, add the garlic and onion and sauté till the onion turns translucent.
- Add the tomato pulp and cook till the sauce thickens.
- Add the tomato purée, tomato ketchup, sugar, salt and bring to a boil.
- Add the oregano and cream and mix well.
- Finally add red wine and mix well.
- Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and knead very well.
- Divide the mixture into 15 equal portions.
- Shape each portion into a cylindrical roll 25 mm. (1") in length. Lightly flatten each gnocchi using a fork. Keep aside.
- Boil plenty of water on a large pan to which 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of oil has been added. Drop the prepared gnocchi in the boiling water a few pieces at a time and allow to cook for 2 minutes.
- Carefully remove the gnocchi from the water using a slotted spoon. Keep aside.
- Just before serving, re-heat the sauce and toss the potato gnocchi in it.
- Serve hot garnished with the cheese.
Piedmontese Gnocchi with Tomato and Red Wine Sauce recipe with step by step photos
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
Energy | 266 cal |
Protein | 4.8 g |
Carbohydrates | 24 g |
Fiber | 4.3 g |
Fat | 16.4 g |
Cholesterol | 0 mg |
Sodium | 157.3 mg |
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Madhu
March 13, 2025, midnight
Steam the gnocchi for 15 minutes. They split up when boiled in water. Above makes only 2 servings. Gnocchi - no need to grate because it is knead. 1 cup potatoes, 3 tbsp celery, 1/4 cup maida. This will reduce carrot sweetness. Prefer cheese to be added to tomato sauce at end instead of garnish.