Gnocchi with sweetbreads, peas and hazelnuts
Not technically a pasta but often served as a pasta course.
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Serves
6
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50 ml
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extra-virgin olive oil
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450 gm
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veal sweetbreads, (see note)
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300 gm (2½ cups)
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frozen baby peas
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200 ml
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pouring cream
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100 gm
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hazelnuts, roasted, peeled and coarsely chopped, to serve
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To serve:
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finely grated parmesan
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500 gm
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Desiree potatoes
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1
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egg
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125 gm
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plain flour
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40 gm (½ cup)
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finely grated parmesan
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1 pinch
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nutmeg
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1
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For gnocchi, cook potatoes in a large saucepan of boiling salted water for
15 minutes or until tender. Drain and cool slightly, then peel and pass through a potato ricer or mash until smooth. Combine potato and remaining ingredients in a large bowl, mix gently until just combined and season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to the boil over high heat. On a lightly floured work surface roll portions of the dough to 1.5cm-thick lengths and cut into 2.5cm pieces. Cook gnocchi in batches in boiling water until they float to the surface. Using a slotted spoon remove gnocchi to a bowl of iced water. Repeat with remaining dough.
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2
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Heat olive oil in a large frying pan, add sweetbreads and cook over high heat until golden. Drain excess fat, then add peas, pouring cream and gnocchi and simmer for 2 minutes or until cream is reduced and gnocchi warmed through. Scatter with hazelnuts and parmesan and serve immediately.
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Note To prepare sweetbreads, bring 1 litre of salted water to the boil with 1 tbsp white vinegar, add sweetbreads and simmer for 5 minutes or until cooked. Drain, peel skin and remove fat and cut into 2cm pieces.
RECIPE Emma Knowles
PHOTOGRAPHY William Meppem
STYLING Emma Knowles