Sweet Potato Gnocchi in a Brown Butter Sage Sauce
Pillowy sweet potato gnocchi tossed in a nutty brown butter sage sauce.
Ingredients
Sweet Potato Gnocchi
- 2 sweet potatoes medium
- ½ cup whole milk ricotta
- ¼ cup fresh grated parmesan
- 1 egg
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2-2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
Brown Butter Sage Sauce
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 5 fresh sage leaves
- salt and pepper to taste
- fresh parmesan cheese to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Pierce the sweet potatoes with a fork or knife and place onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake for about 1 hour or until tender. Let cool completely.
- Once completely cooled, cut in half. Scoop the sweet potato into a bowl and mash. Transfer 1 ½ cups of sweet potato to a medium bowl and mix in ricotta, parmesan, egg, garlic, salt, and pepper. Slowly add in the flour, ½ cup at a time until a dough forms. Be careful not to over-knead the dough.
- Lightly flour a work surface. Transfer the dough from the bowl to the floured work surface. Divide the dough into 6 even pieces. Roll each piece into a long rope, about 1 inch in diameter. Using a sharp knife, cut into bite-sized pieces about 1 inch.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Work in batches to ensure no sticking. Boil gnocchi until tender for about 5 minutes. Drain well and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add gnocchi and cook until the exterior is golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Also, do this in batches with none of the gnocchi touchings to ensure every gnocchi gets a crispy exterior.
- Now time for the brown butter sage sauce. Make the sauce while crisping the gnocchi. Cook the butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat until the butter begins to brown. This should be done in a light-colored pan to see the color of the butter and ensure the butter doesn't burn. It should take about 4 minutes to brown the butter.
- Add the sage, salt, and pepper to the sauce. Take the pan off the heat.
- Add gnocchi to the sauce and toss. Top with some fresh parmesan!