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Nonna Rina gnocchi with brown sauce
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Nonna Rina Gnocchi with Brown Sauce
Recipe by John Andretti
Course: DinnerCuisine: ItalianDifficulty: Difficult
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
40
minutesTender potato dumplings by NASCAR driver John Andretti, crafted with fresh potatoes, rich butter, and a touch of Parmesan, served with a savory brown sauce.
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Ingredients
2 pounds Beef
1 onion large Onions (Diced)
8 ounce Tomato Sauce
1/2 tablespoon Nutmeg
(to taste) Salt
(to taste) Pepper
3 tablespoon Butter
2 tablespoon Oil
1 tablespoon Flour
4 pound Potatoes
4 cup Flour
2 egg Egg
1 stick Butter
2 tablespoon Salt
Directions
- Sauté onions in a pot with butter, and then add a little water at a time until the onions become translucent.
- Add meat to onions and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Slowly fan the meat until the water is gone.
- While meat is browning in a separate small frying pan, heat 2 tablespoons oil; when oil is hot, add flour to make gravy paste.
- Add this to meat then add tomato puree, stir, then add water until meat is covered.
- Put in a crock pot on high with the lid on.
- For about 8 hours, I make it at night and cook it overnight.
- Add salt to potatoes and cook with jackets on.
- Peel and mash potatoes while hot.
- When butter is melted (about 5 minutes), mix potatoes thoroughly.
- Cover with dishtowel and allow to cool.
- Make a small well in the center of the potatoes and pour in eggs and mix well.
- Gradually add flour and additional salt to taste. Knead well to form dough. Separate mixture into 4 equal parts.
- Sprinkle each with flour.
- Roll each portion into a roll the thickness of a sausage.
- Slice in pieces slightly thicker than 1/2 inch.
- Gently roll each on a flatter grade, slightly curling each piece.
- Pieces should resemble macaroni shells.
- Cook into 4 quarts boiling, salted water (cook about 1/3 of total amount at one time) about 20-30 seconds. Gnocchi will rise to the top.
- Serve with the brown sauce recipe. Sprinkle with Parmesan.
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