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{ Adventures in Italian Cooking: Handmade gnocchi with Parmesan cream sauce }

March 18, 2015

homemade Italian gnocchi with parmesan cream sauce

We were out exploring last weekend and happened to stumble across a shop selling fresh homemade pasta. One of our friends here had mentioned it to us and we’re so glad we found it! We decided this unusual form of gnocchi looked interesting, so we asked the shopkeeper what she recommended for a sauce and were told, “butter, cream, and Parmesan.” You can’t really go wrong with those ingredients, so we searched Google for a Parmesan cream sauce and the following is the result of our first Italian cooking adventure, and I will definitely be making this again! Since we are living in temporary housing until our apartment is ready and have a very limited amount of cooking supplies in our kitchen, we also appreciated the simplicity of this recipe.

homemade parmesan cream sauce for gnocchi, how to cook gnocchi

Ingredients for sauce:

  • 1/2 c. heavy cream
  • 1/3 c. fresh grated Parmesan cheese
  • 3 T. butter (plus 1 T. if cooking mushrooms)
  • Parmesan flakes for garnish
  • salt and pepper to taste

handmade Italian gnocchi, pasta uovo roma italy

We asked for enough to serve two people, and were recommended six gnocchi each.

cooking homemade Italian gnocchi, parmesan cream sauce for gnocchi, recipe for gnocchi

Cooking Instructions:

  1. Melt butter in pans: 3 T. for the sauce and 1 T. for mushrooms.
  2. Saute mushrooms in butter. Add cream and parmesan to the melted butter for sauce, stirring constantly until it begins to thicken.
  3. Cook gnocchi in boiling water for 3 minutes or until they float to the surface.
  4. Drain gnocchi and return to pan. Add sauce and mix together. Garnish with mushrooms and Parmesan flakes.

homemade gnocchi in parmesan cream sauce with mushrooms, recipe for cooking gnocchi

Finito! Easy, fast, and most importantly, delizioso!   We each had a small portion, but it was very rich and surprisingly filling.

italian chianti wine

I’ve never been a huge fan of red wine, but ever since we discovered Chianti, it’s become one that I really enjoy. This particular wine was a little on the heavier side, but it complemented the rich taste of the gnocchi well. We don’t consider ourselves wine connoisseurs by any means, but certainly intend on exploring and learning about Italian wine while we’re here. When in Rome…!

 

Pasta all’uovo Marini

Via Po, 47

00198 Roma

06 855 4134

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