Name: Gnocchi with caramelised pumpkin and sage sauce
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 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

Ingredients

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

1.Preheat oven to 220°C (200°C fan-forced).

2.Place pumpkin in oiled baking dish; bake, uncovered, about 30 minutes or until pumpkin is tender.

3.Bring 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.

4.Meanwhile, 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.

To make this a meal suitable for vegetarians, substitute vegetable stock for the chicken stock.
Note

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