Carrot Gnocchi

Carrot Gnocchi

If you have a bucket of carrots left after harvest, this is the best way to use them.

Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Chill
30 min
Total
1 hr 10 min
Ingredients
1 serving
  • 200 g carrots
  • 150 g flour
  • 1 pc egg yolks
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 200 ml carrot juice
  • 15 g butter
  • 20 g parmesan
Servings

Method

  1. 1

    Boil or bake the carrot. Blend until smooth.

  2. 2

    From the flour, carrot puree, yolks and salt knead a smooth dough.

  3. 3

    Leave the dough for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.

  4. 4

    While the dough rests, prepare the sauce: in a saucepan reduceReduce - To cook down until some of the moisture has evaporated. the sauce to medium thickness.

Chef's tip:

Watch the sauce carefully: if you put it on too high a heat or reduce it for too long, it can easily burn because of the high sugar content.

  1. 5

    As soon as the sauce slightly thickens, add the cold butter.

  2. 6

    Roll the dough into a strip 2 cm in diameter.

  3. 7

    Cut into equal pieces, about 3 cm each.

  4. 8

    In salted boiling water cook the gnocchi for about 5-7 minutes.

  5. 9

    Transfer the gnocchi into the carrot sauce.

Chef's tip:

If the sauce seems too thin to you, keep the gnocchi in the sauce over low heat for another minute. Do not forget to stir constantly.

Plating

  1. Place the gnocchi on a plate and sprinkle with parmesan.

Chef's tip:

I added caramelized baby carrots and pickled carrots for texture and freshness.