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GNOCCHI SORRENTO STYLE: THE RECIPE

GNOCCHI SORRENTO STYLE: THE RECIPE

Why not surprise your guests with homemade gnocchi!

Here is the recipe:

INGREDIENTS FOR 4 PEOPLE)

For the dumplings:

  • 300 g of flour
  • 150g of boiling water

For the gravy

  • 300 g of fresh tomatoes or canned pulp
  • 1/2 carrot
  • 1 onion
  • 1 stalk of celery
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
  • a pinch of salt
  • a grind of fresh pepper
  • 200g of buffalo mozzarella
  • a few leaves of fresh basil

METHOD:

Using a mixer, add the boiling water to the flour, leave to cool and prepare the gnocchi, kneading them like the potato dumplings. (make "biscette" then cut cylinders of about 1 cm)

Cut the celery, carrot and onion into large pieces and brown them with the oil and garlic in a deep saucepan.

Add the tomato, salt, pepper and leave to cook for about 1 hour.

Blend, pass through a fine sieve, check for flavor and acidity. If the tomato is too acidic, add a pinch of sugar.

Cook the gnocchi in plenty of salted water, dress them with the tomato sauce, mix in the diced mozzarella and basil.

COOKING TOOLS

GNOCCHI SORRENTO: THE RECIPE

Why is it? don't impress your guests with homemade dumplings!

Ecco a voi la ricetta:

INGREDIENTI: (PER 4 PERSONE)

Per gli gnocchi:

  • 300 g di farina
  • 150g di acqua bollente

Per il sugo

  • 300 g di pomodori freschi o polpa in scatola
  • 1/2 carota
  • 1 cipolla
  • 1 gambo di sedano
  • 1 spicchio d'aglio
  • due cucchiai di olio extra vergine d'oliva
  • una presa di sale
  • una macinata di pepe fresco
  • 200g di mozzarella di bufala
  • qualche foglia di basilico fresco

PROCEDIMENTO:

Con l'aiuto di un impastatore aggiungere l' acqua bollente alla farina, lasciare intiepidire ed approntare gli gnocchi, lavorandoli come quelli di patate. (make "biscette" by then cutting the cylinders of about 1 cm)

Cut the celery, carrot and onion into large pieces and brown them with the oil and garlic in a deep saucepan.

Add the tomato, salt, pepper and cook for about 1 hour.

Blend, pass through a fine sieve, check the flavor and acidity. If the tomato is too acidic, add a pinch of sugar.

Cook the gnocchi in plenty of salted water, season them with the tomato sauce, mix in the diced mozzarella and basil.

COOKING TOOLS