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Sweet Potato Gnocchi in Butter and Sage Sauce
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Sweet Potato Gnocchi in Butter and Sage Sauce

Soft, velvety sweet potato gnocchi in a butter, garlic and sage sauce — a successful take on classic gnocchi that brings color and fascinating flavor.

⏱ 45 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts
🧀 Dairy🥬 Vegetarian

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Gnocchi

  1. 1
    Mash the potatoes until smooth.
    Masher
  2. 2
    Add the flour, egg, salt and nutmeg and knead gently, just until the dough is no longer sticky.
    💡Knead little and use as little flour as possible: overkneaded dough makes tough, rubbery gnocchi.
  3. 3
    Roll into ropes, cut into pillows of about 2 cm.
    Knife
  4. 4
    Cook in boiling salted water until the gnocchi float, then 1 minute more, and lift out with a slotted spoon.
    ⚙ Cooking in salted waterStovePotSlotted spoon
    💡The water should taste like a seasoned soup, not like sea water: a heaping teaspoon of salt per liter. Add the salt once the water is boiling.

To assemble

  1. 5
    Heat the butter in a wide pan.
    ⚙ Pan-fryingStoveFrying pan
  2. 6
    Add the garlic and fry 1 minute.
    ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove
    💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
  3. 7
    Add the sage leaves and fry for 2 minutes, until crisp.
    ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove
  4. 8
    Add the cooked gnocchi and stir for 1–2 minutes, with a little of the cooking water if needed.
    💡Gnocchi are delicate: toss them in the sauce gently and only for a minute or two, or they fall apart.
  5. 9
    Season with salt and black pepper and serve with the Parmesan.
493calories
11 gprotein
64 gcarbs
19 gfat
● protein 9%● carbs 54%● fat 37%

Per serving (241 g), of 4 servings

For the Gnocchi · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Frying pan · Also works: Wok (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
  • Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Masher · Also works: Fork (Takes longer) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Stick blender (Gluey mash)
  • Slotted spoon · Also works: Spider strainer (None) · Tongs (For large pieces)

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🧩 Built from…

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