Potato Gnocchi With A Gorgonzola Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Make the gnocchi:.
• Peel potatoes.
• Boil the potatoes for about 20 minutes in salted water until tender.
• Pass potatoes through the fine disk of a potato ricer, and cool.
• Pour the potato onto the counter, and begin to mix in the flour.
• Add a pinch of salt and gather into a dough.
• Cut the dough into 4 pieces, and roll into finger-thick logs.
• Cut each log into 1" pieces, and press each over the reversed tines of a fork (the resulting ridges allow the gnocchi to grab onto the sauce later).
• Now dust a tray with flour and line the gnocchi in a single layer on top of it.
• Set aside, and bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Once boiling, drop in the gnocchi, and remove them with a slotted spoon when they rise to the surface (this means they are ready).
• Meanwhile, crumble the Gorgonzola into chunks, and melt in a pan over medium-low heat with the butter and cream.
• When ready, combine the gnocchi and the sauce, sprinkle with the Parmigiano, and serve.

Steps:

• Heat 2 quarts water in a deep skillet to boiling. Preheat the broiler.
• Grease a 2 quart baking dish or gratin dish with cooking spray.
• Add gnocchi to boiling water and cook until they float, about 3 minutes. Remove to prepared baking dish with a slotted spoon.
• Combine cheese, butter, cream and pepper in a small saucepan over medium heat.
• Cook, whisking occasionally until smooth; pour over gnocchi.
• Sprinkle with nuts. Broil 6 inches from heat source until bubbly, about 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Make the gnocchi.
• Bring 6 quarts of salted water to a boil in an 8-quart pot over high heat. (If you plan to cook the gnocchi as soon as they are formed, put the water on to boil while the riced potatoes are cooling. If you are cooking previously frozen gnocchi, make sure the water is boiling before you remove the gnocchi from the freezer.)
• Bring the stock, cream, and butter to a boil in a large skillet over medium heat. Season lightly with salt and pepper and boil until the sauce is lightly reduced, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the Gorgonzola until dissolved.
• Drop the gnocchi into the boiling water a few at a time, stirring gently and continuously with a wooden spoon. Cook just until they rise to the surface and roll over, 2 to 3 minutes. If the skillet is large enough to accommodate the sauce and gnocchi, gently scoop the gnocchi out of the boiling water with a large wire skimmer and add them directly to the sauce in the skillet. If not, drain the gnocchi gently, return them to the pot, and pour in the sauce. Bring the sauce and gnocchi to a boil, stirring gently to coat the gnocchi with sauce. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the grated Parmigiano-Reggiano. Check the seasoning, adding salt if necessary. Serve immediately in warm bowls.

Steps:

• Pierce potatoes several times with fork. Microwave until tender, turning once, about 16 minutes total. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise; scoop potato flesh into bowl; discard potato skins. Mash potatoes until smooth. Mix in egg. Sift flour, salt, pepper, and nutmeg over potato mixture; stir to combine. Knead gently. Divide dough into 8 pieces. Roll each piece on work surface into 1/2-inch-diameter rope. Cut dough into 1-inch lengths and make grooves in each piece with fork.
• Cook gnocchi in large pot of boiling salted water until gnocchi are tender and rise to surface, about 5 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer cooked gnocchi to warm platter. Bring cream to simmer in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add Gorgonzola, whisking until melted. Spoon sauce over gnocchi. Sprinkle with chives and Parmesan, if desired; serve.