Gnocchi with Fresh Tomato Sauce

Method4 steps · about 35 min

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   Step 1: Bring a large pot of blanching water to a boil and prepare a bowl of ice-cold water. Cut a shallow X in the base of each tomato. Blanch for about 30 seconds per batch, until the skins loosen, then lift into the cold water with a slotted spoon.

   Blanch tomato batch until skins loosen · 1 minUses Water, enough to blanch the tomatoes · A bowl of ice-cold water for cooling the blanched tomatoes · 1 kg fresh ripe tomatoes

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   Step 2: Lift the cooled blanched tomatoes out, peel off their skins and remove the stalk cores. Quarter and blend to a fine pulp, then strain through a sieve to remove seeds and very thick pulp. Set the strained fresh tomato purée aside.

   Uses cooled blanched tomatoes

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   Step 3: Bring a separate pot of gnocchi water to a boil and season it with cooking-water salt. In a large pan, briefly fry the chopped garlic (1) and oregano in the olive oil (1 tbsp) without browning them. Add the prepared tomato purée with some sauce salt and pepper. Simmer for about 10 minutes, until reduced nearly by half and slightly thickened. Taste and adjust seasoning, adding the optional small pinch of sugar (1 small pinch) only if needed.

   Reduce fresh tomato sauce until slightly thickened · 10 minUses Water, enough to boil the gnocchi in a separate pot · Salt, as needed to season the gnocchi cooking water · 1 tbsp olive oil · 1 garlic clove, finely chopped · 1 tbsp dried oregano · strained fresh tomato purée · Salt, a pinch for the sauce and more to taste · Black pepper, a pinch for the sauce

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   Step 4: When the sauce is almost ready, add the uncooked ready gnocchi to the separate boiling salted water. Cook until they float, following packet directions for cooking through. Lift them out with a slotted spoon, toss with the reduced fresh tomato sauce and serve in four bowls with grated Parmesan.

   Uses boiling salted gnocchi water · 500 g ready potato gnocchi, uncooked · reduced seasoned fresh tomato sauce · Parmesan, freshly grated as desired for serving