Vodka Gnocchi 🍝🇮🇹 Ingredients Gnocchi dough 3 large russet potatoes About 1 ½ cups flour 1 egg ½ tsp salt Vodka Sauce 4 oz pancetta 1 large shallot, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 tbsp basil, chiffonade 2 tbsp butter ½ cup tomato paste ¾ cup cream ½ red pepper flakes ⅓ cup parmesan cheese, grated Salt & pepper to taste To garnish Burrata cheese Basil Olive oil To start, preheat the oven to 400F. Wrap the potatoes in aluminum foil and bake for 1- 1 ½ hours or until very soft. If you don’t have a potato ricer, remove the skin from the potatoes and mash in a bowl until smooth. Next, make a well with the flour and add the mashed potatoes. Let that cool for 10 minutes. Add the egg and salt then start to mix using a bench scraper. Once you have a dough, knead for 5 minutes. Cut the dough into logs then roll into cylinders and cut into ¾ inch pisces. Using a gnocchi board or a fork add ridges to the gnocchi. Set the gnocchi to a floured sheet tray. For the sauce, add the pancetta to a hot pan. Cook until browned and crispy then add the shallots and garlic. Satué until softened. Next add the tomato paste and cook stirring until lightly caramelized. Add the vodka and optionally flambé. Add the cream, basil, red pepper flakes and parmesan cheese. Boil the gnocchi in salted water for 3 minutes then add it to the sauce season to taste with salt & pepper. Serve garnish with burrata cheese, basil and olive oil. Enjoy!
