Gnocchi Gratin With Gorgonzola Dolce Food

BAKED GNOCCHI WITH GORGONZOLA CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Mix together the breadcrumbs, Parmesan, olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Heat a medium Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the butter and allow to melt. Add the shallot and remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring often, until the shallot is fragrant and beginning to soften, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the flour and cook for another minute. Slowly whisk in the milk for a smooth sauce. Add the bay leaf and simmer for 5 minutes, whisking occasionally. Whisk in the Gorgonzola until smooth. Add the gnocchi and stir to coat. Pour the mixture into an 8-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with the breadcrumb topping and bake until golden brown and bubbly, about 25 minutes. Allow to sit for 5 minutes before serving.

GNOCCHI GRATIN WITH GORGONZOLA DOLCE

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large pot. Add water to cover by 1"; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and simmer until tender, 25-30 minutes. Drain; set aside and let cool slightly. Peel potatoes. Pass through ricer or a food mill or sieve, into a large bowl. Whisk egg and egg yolk in a small bowl to blend. Add egg mixture, 1/3 cup Parmesan, 1 cup flour, 1 teaspoon salt, and nutmeg to potatoes. Using your hands, gently mix to form a soft but not sticky dough. Transfer dough to a floured surface. Gather into a ball, then divide into 4 pieces.
• Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper; dust with flour. Working with 1 piece at a time (keep other pieces covered with a damp kitchen towel), roll dough into a 24"-long rope. Cut crosswise into 1" pieces. Working with 1 piece at a time, press lightly on gnocchi with the back of the tines of a fork and gently roll gnocchi to create ridges on 1 side. Place on prepared baking sheet and lightly dust with flour. DO AHEAD: Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover and chill. Cover and chill remaining grated cheese.
• Bring cream, rosemary, and ginger to a boil in a small saucepan. Remove from heat; cover and let steep for 30 minutes. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Working in batches of about 12 at a time, cook gnocchi until they float to the surface, 2-3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer gnocchi to a baking dish coated with 1 tablespoon butter.
• Mix 3 tablespoons Parmesan, remaining 1 tablespoon butter, and breadcrumbs in a small bowl. Strain reserved cream mixture into dish all over gnocchi. Break off small pieces of Gorgonzola; scatter over. Sprinkle the remaining Parmesan over, then the breadcrumb mixture.
• Bake until the filling is bubbling and the topping is browned, 25-30 minutes.

POTATO GNOCCHI WITH GORGONZOLA

Steps:

• Make the gnocchi:.
• Peel potatoes.
• Boil the potatoes for about 20 minutes in salted water until tender.
• Pass potatoes through the fine disk of a potato ricer, and cool.
• Pour the potato onto the counter, and begin to mix in the flour.
• Add a pinch of salt and gather into a dough.
• Cut the dough into 4 pieces, and roll into finger-thick logs.
• Cut each log into 1" pieces, and press each over the reversed tines of a fork (the resulting ridges allow the gnocchi to grab onto the sauce later).
• Now dust a tray with flour and line the gnocchi in a single layer on top of it.
• Set aside, and bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Once boiling, drop in the gnocchi, and remove them with a slotted spoon when they rise to the surface (this means they are ready).
• Meanwhile, crumble the Gorgonzola into chunks, and melt in a pan over medium-low heat with the butter and cream.
• When ready, combine the gnocchi and the sauce, sprinkle with the Parmigiano, and serve.

GNOCCHI WITH GORGONZOLA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat 2 quarts water in a deep skillet to boiling. Preheat the broiler.
• Grease a 2 quart baking dish or gratin dish with cooking spray.
• Add gnocchi to boiling water and cook until they float, about 3 minutes. Remove to prepared baking dish with a slotted spoon.
• Combine cheese, butter, cream and pepper in a small saucepan over medium heat.
• Cook, whisking occasionally until smooth; pour over gnocchi.
• Sprinkle with nuts. Broil 6 inches from heat source until bubbly, about 5 minutes.