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Gnocchi alla romana

Gnocchi are a type of pasta made with flour and potatoes or, as here, semolina.

For this recipe, the gnocchi are made quite large and cooked "au gratin", topped with grated cheese.

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Last modified on: July 29^th 2020

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For 12 people, you will need:

1 4 lb + 6.4 oz whole milk
2 5.8 oz butter
3 1 lb + 1.6 oz couscous
4 7.0 oz Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
5 1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
6 4 egg yolks
7 1.5 oz butter
8 3.5 oz Comté cheese
9 salt
10 pepper

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
29 min.	2 hours	30 min.	2 hours 59 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

Put a large pan on medium heat and add 4 lb + 6.4 oz whole milk, 5.8 oz butter, salt and pepper.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Heat until just simmering and the butter is completely melted.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

In a bowl, use a whisk to mix together 1 lb + 1.6 oz couscous (fine or coarse), the grated 7.0 oz Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano) and 1 teaspoon grated nutmeg.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Tip this mixture into the hot milk off the heat, and mix with a whisk.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Add 4 egg yolks, still whisking.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Put back on low heat and continue whisking until smooth.

Change the whisk for a soft spatula and keep the pan on low heat for a further 3 or 4 minutes to dry the mixture out.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Take off the heat and transfer about a third of the mixture onto a sheet of stretch plastic film. Leave to cool for 5 minutes.

Stage 8 - 4 min.

Roll up in the film and shape into a sausage about an inch and a half (4 cm) thick. Tie the ends with string.

Stage 9 - 2 hours

Use up the rest of the gnocchi mixture like this. Lay the sausages on a baking sheet and refrigerate for about 2 hours.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C).

Generously butter a gratin dish.

Stage 11 - 1 min.

Take the plastic film off the dough sausages...

Stage 12 - 2 min.

...and cut into thick slices.

Stage 13 - 5 min.

Arrange in the dish, slightly overlapping.

Stage 14 - 1 min.

Scatter the grated 3.5 oz Comté cheese over.

Stage 15 - 20 min.

Bake for 20 minutes, with the last 5 minutes on grill setting to brown the top.

Your gnocchi are ready to enjoy.

Remarks

You can use a different hard-paste cheese, such as Cantal or Cheddar instead of Comté.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Based on a recipe by Yotam Ottolenghi.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
4,850 Kcal or 20,306 Kj	244 gr	190 gr	345 gr
243 %	94 %	18 %	52 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
157 Kcal or 657 Kj	8 gr	6 gr	11 gr
8 %	3 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
404 Kcal or 1,691 Kj	20 gr	16 gr	29 gr
20 %	8 %	1 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Gluten, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 12 people : 10.83 €
Per person : 0.90 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Whole milk: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Gratin Comtois, Hearty potato and ham gratin, Auvergne gratin, Milk rolls, Celeriac and parsley soup, ... All
	Couscous: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Provençal braised carrots, Couscous, Tabbouleh, ... All
	Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sorrel pesto, Broad bean salad with Parmesan, Tomato foccacia, Cashew-nut and Parmesan biscuits, Scallops with green asparagus tips and parmesan, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Two-stage beef chuck , Marchand de vin sauce, Warm white bean salad with smoked trout, Comtoise apple charlotte, Mushroom buckwheat pancakes, ... All

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