Thursday, June 25, 2009

Pan-fried Gnocchi with Zucchini and Pancetta

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This is simply fantastic. I can't remember where I got it from, but it is absolutely delicious.

I'm not really a huge gnocchi fan, but the frying thing really adds a lot. This is a real crowd pleaser, and very filling. It's a little fiddly, but my God it's worth it. Serves four.

You will need;

-500g of gnochhi
-2 zucchinis, coarsly grated
-200g of peas
-100g of pancetta, chopped
- 1 brown onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove of garlic, crushed
- olive oil
- 1 tbsp of butter
- ricotta, to serve

Put a few glugs of oil, the garlic, onion and pancetta into a hot pan and fry until soft - about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, put your gnocchi on to boil. Try to time it so the onion and the gnocchi finish at the same time.

When your onion and gnocchi is done, put the onion aside in a warm place and drain the gnocchi. Drizzle some more oil into the pan and add the gnocchi, cooking and tossing until it has a lovely golden coating.

Add the zucchini, peas, onion and butter to the gnocchi and toss on the heat for a few minutes until cooked.

Serve on warm plates with a dob of ricotta on top.

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