Corn Gnocchi with Tuscan Sauce

Quickly made gluten-free gnocchi with an even faster prepared delicious Tuscan sauce. You can enjoy them on their own, or serve them as a side dish with meat.

Details

  • Preparation Time: 20 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 10 minutes
  • Difficulty: 1
  • Spiciness: 0
  • Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

Gnocchi

  • 4 dl Water

  • 0.25 teaspoons Salt, table

  • 30 g Butter, unsalted

  • 200 g Polenta

  • 1 piece Egg, fresh

  • 50 g Koruzna moka, whole grain, yellow

Sauce

  • 2 spoons Oil, olive

  • 1 piece Shallot

  • 3 pods Garlic, fresh

  • 50 g Tomato, dried, in oil

  • 2 dl Soup base, chicken, cube

  • 2 dl Sweet cream

  • 50 g Spinach, raw

  • 30 g Cheese, Parmesan, grated

  • pieces Basil, fresh

Steps

  1. Pour water into a pot, add butter and salt, and heat until boiling. While stirring, gradually add cornmeal and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.

  2. Mix an egg and corn flour into the cooled polenta. Divide the dough into smaller pieces, roll them into 1 cm thick rolls with your hands, and cut them into 1 cm sized gnocchi.

  3. For the sauce, finely chop the shallot and garlic, and cut the tomatoes into strips.

  4. Heat oil in a large pan and sauté the shallot for 2 minutes. Add the garlic and quickly sauté until fragrant, then add the gnocchi. Sauté for another minute, gently stirring the ingredients in the pan a few times.

  5. Pour cream and chicken stock or water into the pan and season with salt. Cover and cook for 5 minutes.

  6. Finally, stir in the spinach and Parmesan, and cook just until the spinach wilts or softens. Serve the prepared dish on plates and garnish with fresh basil leaves if desired.

Nutrition Information (Per 100g)

  • Calories: 300.46 kcal
  • Fat: 12.66 g
    • Saturated Fat: 4.22 g
  • Carbohydrates: 38.15 g
    • Sugars: 0 g
  • Protein: 7.38 g
  • Fiber: 3.52 g

Advice

Corn gnocchi can be served with another sauce or with goulash. In this case, cook them in salted water for 5 minutes. If you dont use all the gnocchi, you can also freeze them. First, place them in the freezer on a board or plate, then transfer them to a container or bag, seal it tightly, and store it in the freezer.