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Pan-Seared Gnocchi with Browned Butter & Sage

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From Fine Cooking 90, pp. 64
December 4, 2007



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user reviews

I loved the gnocchi and so did my family. My husband rated it. I was looking for an easy receipe after my husband said he had gnocchi in a italian restaurant and loved them. He liked this particular one very much. We added mushrooms to the sauce and I used dried sage as I didn't have any fresh leaves and I also used some garlic. They turned out wonderful. My 2 year old loved them too. Worth trying! Just plan ahead! Being eight months pregnant and with the toddler, I tired to do too much in a short time. Probably it will be a lot easier to have the gnocchi already done a few hours before you start cooking the sauce. Thanks for a great receipe.
I've made this twice now and both times it has turned out absolutely superb! Like pastry dough, the less you touch this dough, the better. The second time I made it, I found that I didn't knead it enough because as I was rolling out the dough it kept separating down the middle of the first roll. I incorporated the first roll into the rest of the dough and kneaded another minute, which seemed to do the trick. I did a side sauce with fresh Sage leaves, whole oregano leaves, garlic, butter, lemon zest and wine which I poured over the entire dish once It was all seared. this dish is time consumeing but worth it! Sooooooooo Good!
Too rich for a main dish, but a fantastic side dish and quite simple to throw together on short notice (assuming you've already got some gnocchi made up).
Absolutely delicious!! The pictures and the clear instructions made this recipe easy to follow and replicate. I was very impressed with the texture of the gnocchi and loved the browned butter and sage sauce. I also like the fact that you can make the gnocchi so far in advance (will freeze up to two months). This is a delicious meal that is easy to make but looks impressive and tastes great (never mind the fact that all of the ingredients are affordable and, with the exception of the sage, ones you might have in the house anyway)!
Fluffy, yummy, a little messy in the kitchen but worth it for a great starter. I made no changes to recipe.