Recipes
Homemade gnocchi with tomato and basil sauce
‘Youngsters can help roll out the dough into a sausage shape and cut it into pieces.'
‘Youngsters can help roll out the dough into a sausage shape and cut it into pieces.'
(11 votes)
Cook: 30 Mins
Serves: 4
Price: 28p per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 356g serving contains
Energy
1759kj
420kcal
1759kj
420kcal
21%
Fat
3.9g
3.9g
Low
6%
6%
Saturates
1.8g
1.8g
Med
9%
9%
Sugars
8.2g
8.2g
Med
9%
9%
Salt
0.46g
0.46g
Med
8%
8%
2
of your 5-a-dayof your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
494kj/118kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
494kj/118kcal
Ingredients
500g white potatoes, peeled and chopped
250g plain flour
1 medium egg
½tbsp unsalted butter
1 small onion, finely chopped
1clove garlic, crushed
500g passata
½tsp dried oregano
5 fresh basil leaves
Method
1
Add the potatoes to a pan of boiling water. Cook for 8 mins, or until you can put a knife through them but they’re still a little firm. Drain and allow to cool.
2
While the potatoes are cooking, make the sauce. Melt the butter in a pan then fry the onion over a medium heat for 2-3 mins, until starting to soften but not browning.
3
Add the garlic and fry for 1 min. Add the passata and oregano, then simmer on a low heat for 10 mins.
4
Meanwhile, mash the potatoes then add them to a large bowl with the flour and egg. Mix well, then turn the dough out onto a floured surface.
5
Knead for a few mins, until the dough starts to get smoother.
6
Cut the dough into 4 equal-sized pieces. Roll each piece out with your hands into a long snake shape about 2cm thick. Cut each piece into pillow shapes 3cm in length.
7
Bring a large pan of water to the boil and add the gnocchi. Cook for 3-4 mins, until the gnocchi have all risen to the surface. Drain well.
8
To finish off the sauce, tear the basil leaves into pieces and add to the tomato mixture. Mix the gnocchi into the sauce and serve immediately.