Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds Idaho potatoes, about 3 large, scrubbed and boiled in skins until tender
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 egg
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- Pinch allspice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 1/2 to 2 cups flour
- Salted water, for cooking gnocchi
- 1/2 pound unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons fresh sage leaves, minced
- 1/2 cup shaved Parmesan cheese
Directions
Allow the cooked potatoes to cool slightly, then carefully peel while holding potato with a kitchen mitt. While still hot, puree potatoes through a ricer or food mill into a large mixing bowl and allow to cool completely before proceeding. Add the pumpkin puree, cheese, egg, cinnamon, allspice, salt and pepper and mix well. Gradually add in enough flour to form a smooth, slightly sticky dough. Briefly knead the dough to incorporate the flour, being careful not to overwork.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil.
Cut the dough into 6 equal pieces and place 1 piece on a lightly floured work surface. Roll piece into a long rope, about 1/2-inch in diameter, flouring lightly if needed. Slice the rope into pieces 1/2-inch wide. Holding one piece at a time, roll the tines of a fork against the dough until slight indentations are formed. Repeat with each piece of dough, setting formed gnocchi on a floured kitchen towel or baking sheet.
Immediately add the gnocchi to the boiling water and continue cooking for 2 to 3 minutes once they have risen to the top. Remove the cooked gnocchi with a slotted spoon or skimmer and set aside briefly while making the sauce.
In a skillet over high heat add the butter when pan is very hot. Let butter sit undisturbed until almost all melted and outside edges have begun to caramelize. Quickly swirl the skillet and add minced sage. Let cook for 30 seconds longer, season with salt and pepper to taste and add gnocchi to skillet to toss with sauce and rewarm if necessary. Serve immediately with shaved Parmesan cheese















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By Luthien14
on December 09, 2011
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This was great! Surprisingly easy to make, but very time consuming (took me about 1.5 hours including boiling the potatoes. The tips I would give are first, cut the amount of butter for the sauce in half- it's all butter, so there was no reason to have a pool of it in the bottom of the dish. Also, it was hard to find a balance between not overworking the dough and slowly adding in the flour. I used over 2 cups of flour by the end (but also added a little extra pumpkin to get rid of it and so I'd say definitely just start by adding a full cup of flour. Finally, 1 inch pieces seemed too big, hard to cook all the way through- I'm going to cut 1/2 inch pieces next time. All in all, delicious!
By MISSCOTTON420
INLAND EMPIRE
on October 27, 2011
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Way too much butter with an icky wood flavor coating your tongue.
By llund90808_8849028
San Diego, CA
on November 07, 2009
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I really enjoyed this dish, but didn't think it had the right depth of flavor. I'm thinking a little brown sugar as per Anonymous's suggestion and some extra salt would have helped. Possibly more pumpkin too. I used fresh pumpkin puree and the flavor was there, but not as much as I would have liked. Will definitely make it again though!
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