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🍽️ Homemade Potato Gnocchi with Creamy Beetroot Sauce
603 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 800 g potatoes (floury)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp pine nuts
- 1 pinch lemon zest
- 1 sprig basil
- 160 g semolina
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 3 egg yolks
- salt
- nutmeg
- 1 large beetroot (cooked)
- 100 ml vegetable broth
- 50 ml white wine
- 100 ml heavy cream
- 2 tbsp sour cream
- salt
- pepper
- horseradish
- basil
Instructions
- 1. Wash the potatoes thoroughly.
- 2. Boil the potatoes in salted water for 20 to 30 minutes until tender.
- 3. Toast the pine nuts in a little oil.
- 4. Remove the pine nuts from the heat and let them cool.
- 5. Wash the basil and shake off excess water.
- 6. Chop the basil finely.
- 7. Drain the cooked potatoes.
- 8. Let the potatoes steam for a moment.
- 9. Peel the potatoes.
- 10. Press the potatoes through a potato ricer into a bowl.
- 11. Let the potato mixture cool slightly.
- 12. Add the chopped basil to the potato mixture.
- 13. Add the cooled pine nuts.
- 14. Add the lemon zest.
- 15. Add the semolina.
- 16. Add the starch.
- 17. Add the egg yolk.
- 18. Knead everything into a smooth dough.
- 19. Season the dough with salt and nutmeg.
- 20. Sprinkle some flour on a work surface.
- 21. Roll the dough into finger-thick ropes.
- 22. Cut the ropes into 2 to 3 centimeter thick pieces.
- 23. Let the formed gnocchi rest briefly.
- 24. Set a pot of salted water on the stove.
- 25. Dice the beetroot finely.
- 26. Add the beetroot cubes to a pot.
- 27. Add the broth to the pot.
- 28. Add the wine to the pot.
- 29. Bring the mixture to a vigorous boil.
- 30. Blend the mixture until smooth.
- 31. Stir in the cream.
- 32. Bring the sauce back to a boil.
- 33. Season the sauce with salt.
- 34. Season the sauce with pepper.
- 35. Season the sauce with horseradish.
- 36. Let the sauce simmer on the lowest heat setting.
- 37. Add the gnocchi to the boiling water.
- 38. Reduce the heat.
- 39. Cook the gnocchi for 5 to 7 minutes until they float to the surface.
- 40. Serve the gnocchi on plates.
- 41. Add the sauce.
- 42. Garnish the dish with fresh basil.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 603
- Protein: 16 g · Fett/Fat: 26 g · Carbs: 72 g