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🍽️ Crispy Gnocchi with Creamy Saffron Wine Sauce

315 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 shallots
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 tsp. saffron threads
• 100 ml white wine
• 200 ml vegetable stock
• 50 ml whipping cream
• 1 very fresh egg yolk
• 1 tbsp. butter (in pieces)
• salt
• white pepper
• lemon juice
• 500 g gnocchi (refrigerated section)
• pepper (from the mill, or cayenne pepper)
• saffron threads (for garnish)

Instructions

1. 1. Peel the shallots and the garlic.
2. 2. Finely chop the shallots and the garlic.
3. 3. Add the white wine, the chopped shallots, and the saffron threads to a pot.
4. 4. Simmer the liquid until only about 2 tablespoons remain.
5. 5. Add the vegetable stock.
6. 6. Continue to reduce the mixture until it has reduced to about 125 milliliters.
7. 7. Strain the sauce through a fine mesh sieve to remove the shallots and saffron threads.
8. 8. Whisk the cream with the egg yolk in a separate bowl.
9. 9. Remove the hot sauce from the heat.
10. 10. Slowly add the cream-egg yolk mixture to the sauce while stirring constantly to thicken it (temper).
11. 11. Add the butter in small pieces to the sauce.
12. 12. Blend the sauce with an immersion blender until smooth and creamy.
13. 13. Season the sauce with salt, pepper, and a squeeze of lemon juice.
14. 14. Boil the gnocchi in salted boiling water until they float to the surface (according to package instructions).
15. 15. Drain the gnocchi.
16. 16. Place the gnocchi into pre-warmed bowls.
17. 17. Pour the saffron sauce over the gnocchi.
18. 18. Grind some fresh pepper or cayenne pepper over the top.
19. 19. Garnish with a few saffron threads.
20. 20. Serve the dish immediately while hot.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 315
• Protein: 7 g · Fett/Fat: 10 g · Carbs: 44 g