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| Gnocchi Alla Romana |
I like to boost up the flavour of these gnocchi by first infusing the milk with aromatics. Grains such as polenta and semolina need to be well seasoned otherwise they can taste quite bland
Serves 6-8
Gnocchi Alla Romana ingredients: 4 cups milk. 1 onion, thickly sliced. 3 cloves garlic, halved. 2 bay leaves. few sprigs rosemary or thyme
Gnocchi: 1 and 1/2 cups fine semolina. 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan. 3 egg yolks. good knob of butter. sea salt and freshly ground pepper. To cook: fresh sage leaves. 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan. butter. 30 cm x 26 cm shallow tray
Gnocchi Alla Romana recipe: Grease the tray and line with baking paper. Place the milk and aromatics in a large saucepan and place over a low heat. Slowly bring to just below the boil then take off the heat and leave for 30 minutes. Strain and pour back into the saucepan
Gnocchi: Bring the milk to the boil and slowly drizzle in the semolina, whisking constantly to prevent any lumps forming The mixture will be very thick. Change to a wooden spoon and cook for 2 minutes. Take off the heat and beat in the Parmesan, egg yolks and the butter. Season generously and spread onto the baking tray. Cool then cover and refrigerate until ready to use. The semolina can be made 2-3 days ahead. Preheat the oven to 200C
To cook: Cut the semolina into strips then into triangles. Place slightly overlapping in a well-buttered oven-proof baking dish and top with the sage leaves then the Parmesan and dot over the butter. Grind over a little black pepper and bake for 20 minutes until golden. By then, the gnocchi alla romana is ready
Gnocchi Alla Romana recipe: Grease the tray and line with baking paper. Place the milk and aromatics in a large saucepan and place over a low heat. Slowly bring to just below the boil then take off the heat and leave for 30 minutes. Strain and pour back into the saucepan
Gnocchi: Bring the milk to the boil and slowly drizzle in the semolina, whisking constantly to prevent any lumps forming The mixture will be very thick. Change to a wooden spoon and cook for 2 minutes. Take off the heat and beat in the Parmesan, egg yolks and the butter. Season generously and spread onto the baking tray. Cool then cover and refrigerate until ready to use. The semolina can be made 2-3 days ahead. Preheat the oven to 200C
To cook: Cut the semolina into strips then into triangles. Place slightly overlapping in a well-buttered oven-proof baking dish and top with the sage leaves then the Parmesan and dot over the butter. Grind over a little black pepper and bake for 20 minutes until golden. By then, the gnocchi alla romana is ready
