Old MacDonald's Potato Box Recipes
Gnocchi Della Nonna Ingredients 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or garlic oil 1/4 cup finely chopped carrot 1/4 cup finely chopped celery 1/2 cup finely chopped onion 1 bay leaf Gray salt and freshly ground pepper 1 tablespoon minced garlic 4 cups peeled, seeded, and finely chopped vine-ripened tomatoes, or 1 can (28 ounces) whole tomatoes, crushed 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh basil 1 recipe Potato Gnocchi 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese Directions Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat until hot. Reduce the heat to low and add the carrot, celery, onion, and bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are very soft but not brown, about 10 minutes. Uncover, add the garlic, and continue to cook for several minutes. Add the tomatoes, parsley, and basil and bring to a very gentle simmer. Cover and cook until the tomatoes have cooked into a puree, about 1 hour. Make sure to stir occasionally so the sauce does not scorch. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Keep hot until needed. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add salt. Drop in gnocchi and cook for about 90 seconds from the time they rise to the surface of the water. Place the butter in the bottom of a wide, shallow serving bowl. Warm the bowl and melt the butter, perhaps by placing it over the pot of boiling water. Drain the gnocchi and place in the prepared serving bowl. Ladle about half of the sauce over the gnocchi, toss gently, and dust with a fine grating of Parmesan cheese. Pass the remaining sauce and cheese at the table.

Old MacDonald's Potato Box Recipes

Gnocchi Della Nonna

Ingredients

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or garlic oil
1/4 cup finely chopped carrot
1/4 cup finely chopped celery
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1 bay leaf
Gray salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon minced garlic
4 cups peeled, seeded, and finely chopped vine-ripened tomatoes, or 1 can (28 ounces) whole tomatoes, crushed
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh basil
1 recipe Potato Gnocchi
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat until hot. Reduce the heat to low and add the carrot, celery, onion, and bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are very soft but not brown, about 10 minutes. Uncover, add the garlic, and continue to cook for several minutes. Add the tomatoes, parsley, and basil and bring to a very gentle simmer. Cover and cook until the tomatoes have cooked into a puree, about 1 hour. Make sure to stir occasionally so the sauce does not scorch. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Keep hot until needed.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add salt. Drop in gnocchi and cook for about 90 seconds from the time they rise to the surface of the water. Place the butter in the bottom of a wide, shallow serving bowl. Warm the bowl and melt the butter, perhaps by placing it over the pot of boiling water.

Drain the gnocchi and place in the prepared serving bowl. Ladle about half of the sauce over the gnocchi, toss gently, and dust with a fine grating of Parmesan cheese. Pass the remaining sauce and cheese at the table.