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Potato Gnocchi with Meatballs and Polpette Sauce


Potato Gnocchi with Meatballs and Polpette Sauce

Brought to you from the Good Food and Wine Festival 2012.

Ingredients

Potato Gnocchi

  • 1 kg organic nicola potatoes washed but not peeled
  • 1 free range egg
  • 250 gramsorganic plain flour
  • 1 pinch Murray River Salt Flakes

Meatballs

  • 500 grams beef mince
  • 500 grams pork mince
  • 3 cloves garlic crushed
  • ½ cup parsley chopped
  • ½ cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1-cup fresh breadcrumbs
  • 2 tab ketjap mannis (sweet Indonesian soy)
  • Murray River Salt Flakes
  • Pepper
  • Olive oil

PolpetteSauce

  • 50 grams butter
  • 50 mls olive oil
  • 1 large onion, finely diced
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 cup picked basil
  • 2 liters tomato pasata
  • Murray River Salt Flakes
  • Pepper

Method

Potato Gnocchi

  1. Place potatoes in a pot of cold water, bring to the boil and simmer until cooked.
  2. Strain potatoes and peel while still hot.
  3. With a mouli or potato press mash potatoes on to a bench.
  4. Add flour, Murray River Salt Flakes and one egg.
  5. Mix gently until just combined and dough is slightly springy.
  6. Divide dough into 6 and roll into long cigar shapes.
  7. Cut into 3 cm lengths.
  8. In a large pot of boiling salted water add the gnocchi and stir gently.
  9. The gnocchi will be cooked when it floats to the top .
  10. Remove the gnocchi from the pot and mix into a big bowl of your favourite sauce.
  11. Add some cheese and serve.

Meatballs

  1. Combine all ingredients.
  2. Shape into balls.
  3. Seal in a pan with olive oil.
  4. Add to sauce and simmer for approximately ½ an hour.

PolpetteSauce

  1. In a large heavy based pan, sweat onion, garlic, basil, in olive oil and butter.
  2. Add tomatoes simmer for approx 20 min.
  3. Season with Murray River Salt Flakes and pepper to taste.
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