Thursday, January 13, 2011

FFWD - Gnocchi a la Parisienne


I'm not going to lie, when I saw that we were making gnocchi this month I was a little apprehensive. I've only eaten gnocchi a few times and my impressions have been mixed. I've even made gnocchi twice. The first time was during a cooking class in Florence. Italy. With a real Italian chef. That gnocchi was out of this world delicious. And fun to make. Stateside, I made the recipe again and it wasn't nearly as fun, or delicious.

My apprehension about making gnocchi with French Fridays with Dorie was alleviated when I saw that this wasn't the gnocchi I was expecting. Who would have thought that pate a choux dough could be turned into gnocchi?! Making the dough was easy, I even followed Tante advice and whipped up an egg white to lighten the mixture up. I found a small cookie scoop was the easiest tool to drop the gnocchi into simmering water. The bechamel was easy, although my was lumpy. My fault for adding the milk to quickly. I topped the gnocchi with a mixture of grated Parmesan and Gruyere and popped this fancy French macaroni and cheese into the oven. A quick bake under the broiler helped the dish achieve a lovely suntan brown color.

On to tasting. This was good. A little different (not a bad thing). A lot rich. My daughter said it would be good with bacon and I think she's write. It needed an additional bit of flavor and/or texture to help tone down the richness. One last note - this recipe generates a sinkful of dirty dishes!
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11 comments:

  1. Sounds like yours was totally yummy! Funny, my boys suggested a little sausage or pancetta be added next time (but they still gobbled it up).

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  2. Funny now that you mention it bacon would be great. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I happen to like this type of gnocchi better than the potato. Enjoyed your post Candy Girl. B:)

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  3. It does look very rich indeed! Glad you enjoyed it but boo to sinkful of dirty dishes. :)

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  4. I'm glad you enjoyed it, despite your apprehension! I was iffy as well, but mine didn't turn out nearly as well as yours did!

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  5. I agree with your daughter that it would be good with bacon or ham. I was also apprehensive about making this dish, but I have never made Italian gnocchi, so I didn't have anything to compare it with. I liked it so much better as leftovers. Yours looks so good and comforting.

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  6. Mmmm, bacon! That would be perfect inside. Yours looks so lovely!

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  7. I was relieved too when I saw this wasn't the traditional gnochhi. I think there are many different ingredients that could be added to this to change it up. YUM!

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  8. I was really tempted to try the recipe but when I read your last sentence that there will be lots of dishes I was put off.

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  9. Your gnocchi looks great! I haven't made it yet, but certainly agree with your daughters suggestion to add bacon. Yum. My only hesitation on this one is the sink full of dirty dishes. LOL.

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  10. I'm loving seeing all of these gnocchi recipes, they all look so good! I've never made gnocchi, but it sure is tempting:)

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  11. I love gnocchi. And this one looks delicious!

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