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Pumpkin Gnocchi with Creamy Pancetta Sauce

Course Main Dishes
Cuisine Italian

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large potatoes
  • 1 small pumpkin
  • 1 cup breadcrumbs
  • 1 cup flour
  • 0.5 cup grated cheese
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 pinch nutmeg
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 oz pancetta
  • 1.75 cups heavy cream
  • 0.5 cup grated cheese

Instructions
 

  • Cut the pumpkin into quarters, remove the seeds, drizzle with a bit of oil and bake together with the two unpeeled potatoes for 60 minutes at 320°F.
  • After cooking and letting cool, peel the potatoes (you should find the skins now come off easily) and scoop the soft flesh out of the pumpkin.
  • Mash the potatoes and pumpkin in a bowl until the mixture is consistent. Add all remaining ingredients and work the mixture into a smooth dough.
  • Divide the dough into four equal parts and roll into a rope. Cut the dough rope into equal portions and roll into balls. Then flatten slightly with a fork.
  • Cook the gnocchi for about 3 minutes in salted boiling water. Afterwards, brown them in a skillet with a little oil.
  • For the sauce, saute the pancetta in a pan. Add the cream and let it cook out until the liquid has reduced to half. Stir the cheese into the finished sauce and season with salt and pepper.

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