Creamy Prosciutto Gnocchi
Drumroll Please...Creamy Gnocchi in 10 Minutes!
I am a fan of gnocchi! The soft Italian dumplings are incredibly versatile and take on the flavor of the sauces they are served with. Now I know that Gnocchi are traditionally placed in the dumpling category but I personally treat them as pasta. Because they go with a lot of pasta sauces and never disappoint. Especially when you are hungry! So they can surely be placed in the same delicious category as pasta, can they not? Well, seeing as this is me that is writing this blog post about gnocchi ... I am deciding it is a form of pasta. With one big difference:
Gnocci are way more filling and leave you satisfied much longer than pasta - at least they do for me.
Before I share my recipe here is a few cooking tips (you will also find them at the end of the recipe if you want to jump there right away)
You can also watch my youtube short that shows the exact preparation method:
https://youtube.com/shorts/6qId_PUlHeI?feature=share
Season with salt and pepper (and other spices depending on the recipe) along the way. I like to add a little bit with almost every cooking step. This method ensures that your dish and especially sauces develop a nice rich flavor. It is often times to late to add more spices right at the end of the (almost) finished dish. Try it out next time you cook! 🙂
I do not precisely measure ingredients while cooking and I invite you to do the same! Add a sprig of thyme, a splash of white wine and the amount of salt and pepper that feels right to you - everyone’s taste buds are different when it comes to saltiness and spiciness.
My method of cream cheese as an alternative for cooking cream works very well in a lot of recipes. As most people tend to have cream cheese (plain or with e.g. herbs) at home, this works perfectly to give your dish a nice creamy consistency and a little bit of a cheese flavor without having to add enormous amounts of cheese. So you will save calories and ingredients.
If you try out this recipe and love it, stay tuned for my sage and truffle gnocci recipe coming soon on the blog! A YouTube short video already exists if you click on the link.
Without further ado, here is my recipe for the easiest and creamiest gnocci you will ever make:
Creamy Prosciutto Gnocchi
Kochutensilien
- 1 medium to large pan
Zutaten
- 200 g Gnocchi store-bought
- 50 g Prosciutto / Ham
- 100 ml 7%-15% cooking cream or alternatively: 1-2 Tbsp. plain full fat cream cheese
- 1 Onion
- 1 Tbsp. Olive oil
- Parmesan
- Fresh or dried thyme
- Optional Chili flakes, spice mix of your choice
- A splash of white wine
Anleitungen
- Dice the onion and fry in some olive oil, add salt, pepper and chiliflakes (optional) for ~2min
- Deglaze the now translucent onion with white wine or alternatively water ~1min
- Add the small bite sized cut prosciutto and fresh thyme leaves, as well as salt and pepper and stir ~1min
- Add cooking cream or if you do not have any add this cream cheese mixture:In a separate bowl mix cream cheese with a splash of hot water and spices of your choiceAdd to the pan until everything dissolves nicely into a creamy sauce ~3min
- Add some parmesan if you want the sauce to have more of a cheese flavor (highly recommend!) and again season with a little bit more salt and pepper
- Transfer the sauce to a bowl / the dish you will be using later 🙂
- Throw the gnocchi into the pan and heat them up, get them nice and crispy, flip them around until you are happy with the consistency ~2-3min
- Add the sauce back in the pan and mix with the gnocchi and mix together, add a little bit more parmesan if you want and enjoy!