Name: Gnocchi with tomato and basil
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Classic
Ingredients: 800 g potatoes; 200 flour; salt; 1 eggs extra-large; 1 onion small, finely chopped; 1 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 Tbs vegetable oil; 2 can tomatoes chopped; 80 g tomato paste; 100 ml wine white; 15 ml sugar; lemon zest and juice; salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; fresh basil handful

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Ingredients (14)

800 g	potatoes
200	flour
	salt
1	eggs — extra-large

tomato and basil sauce:

1	onion — small, finely chopped
1	garlic — cloves, crushed
2 Tbs	vegetable oil
2 can	tomatoes — chopped
80 g	tomato paste
100 ml	wine — white
15 ml	sugar
	lemon — zest and juice
	salt and freshly ground black pepper — to taste
	fresh basil — handful

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Method:

Bake the potatoes in a 180°C oven until fork tender. As the potatoes come out the oven, halve them and scoop out the flesh and push through a food ricer. Allow to cool a little and then add 1 cup of the flour and salt.

Work it through, add the egg and then if it needs more flour, add the rest of the flour. Take care not to over-process the dough as your gnocchi will be tough and dense as opposed to pillow-like.

Divide the dough into “ropes”, about 2,5 cm thick. With a floured knife, cut the “ropes” into small gnocchi (1,5cm)and roll over the back of a fork to make the grooves. The grooves are just so that the sauce will cling better to the gnocchi.

Heat a big pot of water on the stove, add some salt and cook the gnocchi in batches, making sure the water always stays at boiling temperature.

Once the gnocchi floats to the top, it is cooked and can be scooped out and drained on kitchen towels. Serve with a rich tomato and basil sauce.

To make the sauce heat the oil in a pan and fry the onion and garlic until soft, but not brown. Add all other ingredients and allow to slowly cook and reduce until you have a really intense tomato sauce.

Reprinted
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