GNOCCHI RECIPE JAMIE OLIVER RECIPES

Steps:

• 1. Use potatoes of a fairly even size, as you’re going to cook them whole. Cook in a large pan of boiling salted water for 20 to 25 minutes, or until tender.
  2. Drain and leave until cool enough to handle, then remove the skins.
  3. Mash the potatoes using a potato ricer or masher on to a large clean board.
  4. Sprinkle over the flour, finely grate over half the nutmeg, season well with sea salt and black pepper, then scrunch and push the mixture together with clean hands. Depending on the potatoes, you may need to add a little more flour – use your common sense.
  5. Knead on a flour-dusted surface for a few minutes until pliable, then divide into 4 equal pieces and roll each into a sausage about 2cm thick.
  6. Slice into 3cm lengths – this is your basic gnocchi. Now you can gently roll each piece down a butter pat, the back of a fork or a fine grater to add grooves, which will help your sauce to stick, or simply roll into balls.
  7. Nonna Teresa cooked her gnocchi 2 portions at a time, as it’s so quick, and it also means they’re less likely to break up. Cook in a pan of boiling salted water for 2 to 3 minutes – as soon as they come up to the surface they’re ready.
  8. Remove with a slotted spoon and toss with melted butter and finely grated Parmesan, my Hero tomato sauce (or leftover sauce from a stew, which you can see in the picture), then finely grate over a little Parmesan, to serve. I also like to add a little dollop of pesto – homemade or jarred, it’s up to you.

Steps:

• Ingredients out • Kettle boiled • Large casserole pan, high heat • Small frying pan, high heat • Large lidded pan, high heat • Food processor (thick slicer) START COOKING Squeeze the sausage meat out of the skins into the casserole pan with the fennel seeds and rosemary leaves (discard the sausage skins). Break the meat apart, stirring regularly. Finely slice the bacon, put into the small frying pan with 1 teaspoon of olive oil and the hazelnuts and cook until golden, then add the maple syrup or honey and remove from the heat. Line the beans up and cut off the stalks, then put them into the large pan, cover with boiling salted water and the lid. Cook for 4 minutes, then add the greens, tearing up any larger leaves. Pour the wine into the sausage pan and let it bubble away while you check on the beans and greens. If done, use a slotted spoon to transfer them to a colander to drain, leaving the pan of water on the heat. Tear the broccoli tips into the sausage pan, then slice and add the stalks, along with the passata. Add the gnocchi to the pan of water the greens were cooked in and pop the lid on. Mix the extra virgin olive oil, vinegar and a pinch of sea salt and black pepper in a serving bowl, tip in the drained greens and toss to coat, then scatter over the crispy nuts and bacon. When the gnocchi have been floating for a couple of minutes, drain them and toss with the sauce. Season to taste and serve in the pan, or on a nice platter, drizzled with yoghurt.