Gnocchi with caramelised pumpkin and sage sauce
Gnocchi with caramelised pumpkin & sage sauce
- 1 hr cooking
- Serves 4
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Ingredients
Gnocchi with caramelised pumpkin and sage sauce
- 500 gram butternut pumpkin, cut into 1cm cubes
- 1/4 cup (60ml) chicken stock (see notes)
- 1 large leek (500g), sliced thinly
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cup (375ml) water
- 2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh sage
- 1/2 cup (125ml) low-fat evaporated milk
- 1 kilogram fresh potato gnocchi
Method
Gnocchi with caramelised pumpkin and sage sauce
- 1Preheat oven to 220°C (200°C fan-forced).
- 2Place pumpkin in oiled baking dish; bake, uncovered, about 30 minutes or until pumpkin is tender.
- 3Bring stock to the boil in large saucepan, add leek; cook, stirring, until leek softens. Add pumpkin and sugar; cook, stirring, about 10 minutes or until pumpkin caramelises. Stir in the water, sage and milk; blend or process pumpkin mixture, in batches, until smooth. Return pumpkin sauce to same pan; stir over heat until hot.
- 4Meanwhile, cook gnocchi in large saucepan of boiling water until they float to the surface and are just tender; drain. Toss hot gnocchi through hot pumpkin sauce.
Notes
To make this a meal suitable for vegetarians, substitute vegetable stock for the chicken stock.