Basil gnocchi with tomato sauce

AUTHOR
Melissa Olsen
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4 3
COOK TIME
45 mins
TOTAL TIME
45 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 1 kg waxy potatoes
  • 500 g Flour
  • 100 g Semolina
  • 1 TEASPOON Salt
  • 2 handful of basil
  • 2 can(s) Cherry tomatoes
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Schmand
  • 7-10 Tbsp dried Italian herbs
  • 7-10 Tbsp Basil
  • 1 Onion
  • 7-10 Tbsp Butter
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper

Directions

  1. 1

    Gnocchi: Peel and quarter the potatoes and cook them in salted water. Put about 2 of the cooked potatoes with the basil in a blender and puree. Press the rest of the potatoes through a potato press.

  2. 2

    Mix the potato and basil mixture with the pressed potatoes, semolina and salt to a smooth dough and let it rest for about 45 minutes. Take some of the dough and form a roll of about 2cm thick and then cut it into pieces about the size of a thumb.

  3. 3

    Form the gnocchi into shape and press the typical grooves into them with a fork, place the gnocchi on baking paper and cover them until further use. Finally put the gnocchi in boiling salted water until they float on top.

  4. 4

    Tomato sauce: Peel onion, dice finely and fry in some butter until transparent.

  5. 5

    Add the cherry tomatoes and herbs, heat, season and finally stir in the sour cream. Garnish with the basil.