Butternut squash gnocchi with whiskey cream sauce
A flavorful main course featuring homemade butternut squash gnocchi served with a rich whiskey cream sauce. This dish covers 27% of your daily vitamin and mineral requirements and is suitable for a Mediterranean diet. It is best enjoyed during the fall season or for a special holiday meal. Similar recipes include Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Whiskey Cream Sauce and Butternut Squash and Sage Cream Sauce.
Ingredients
butternut squash
1 small
parmigiano reggiano
50 g
ground cinnamon
0.75 tsps
salt
1 tsp
bell pepper
4 servings
free range eggs
2
butter
3 Tb
flour
2 Tb
shallot
2
garlic
4 cloves
chicken stock
480 ml
bourbon
240 ml
cream
79.33 ml
salt and pepper
4 servings
fresh thyme
4 servings
Method
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Cut the squach in half.
- Remove the seeds and lay on a oiled, rimmed baking sheets. Roast the squash until soft30-40 minutes.
- Scoop the flesh of the squash out and place it in the food processor. Puree until completely smooth.
- Mix the pureed squash with Parmesan cheese, nutmeg, salt, pepper and eggs. Then add the flour into the mixture and work together by hand. It will be very sticky.
- Once smooth, flour a work surface and a large piece of parchment paper. Flour your hands and grab a handful of dough.
- Roll into a long strip, about inch wide.
- Cut the strip into pieces.
- This is the tricky part~
- Place each piece in the palm of your hand (or on the cutting board) and gently roll with a fork to create ridges.
- Place each piece on the floured parchment paper and repeat with the rest of the dough.
- Bring a large pot of water to boil. Boil half the gnocchi, then remove and repeat. With each batch, boil until all the gnocchi floatsabout 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat another large skillet over medium heat.
- Add the butter and flour, whisk until smooth.
- Then add the shallots and garlic.
- Saute for 3 minutes.
- Then add the bourbon and chicken stock.
- Whisk and raise heat. Bring the sauce to a boil. Allow the sauce to reduce down to a thin gravy-like consistency. Then lower the heat to medium-low and add the cream. Salt and pepper to tasteusually about 1 tsp. of salt.
- Once the gnocchi are finished cooking, remove them with a skimmer and place them directly into the cream sauce. Stir to coat.
- Serve the gnocchi warm and garnish with fresh thyme leaves!
- Serves
- If the cream sauce thickens too much, add a little water from the gnocchi pot to thin it out!
Nutrition:
Carbs
42 g
Fat
23 g
Protein
15 g
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