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Crispy Sausage Gnocchi with Roasted Tomato Sauce Recipe

Crispy Sausage Gnocchi with Roasted Tomato Sauce recipe

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This is a yummy pasta dish with little potato dumplings called gnocchi. They get all crispy when you cook them with sausage pieces. Then you put a tasty tomato sauce on top that's made with fresh tomatoes and herbs.

Ingredients

1 small bunch of fresh basil
2 medium-sized ripe tomatoes
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
250 g Italian sausage
4 cloves of garlic
1 medium yellow onion
500 g gnocchi
30 g Pecorino Romano cheese
2 tbsp olive oil
Salt to taste
Black pepper to taste

Method

1
Start by making the roasted tomato sauce. Chop the tomatoes and basil. Mince 2 cloves of garlic and half of the onion.
2
In a saucepan, heat 1 tbsp of olive oil over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and onion, and cook until soft, about 3 minutes.
3
Add the chopped tomatoes, basil, and balsamic vinegar to the saucepan. Cook for 15 minutes until the tomatoes break down. Season with salt and pepper.
4
While the sauce is cooking, remove the casing from the sausage and cut it into half-inch pieces.
5
In a large frying pan, heat the remaining 1 tbsp of olive oil over medium heat. Add the sausage pieces and cook until browned, about 5 minutes.
6
Slice the remaining 2 cloves of garlic and the other half of the onion. Add to the pan with the sausage and cook for another 2 minutes.
7
Add the gnocchi to the pan with the sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until the gnocchi is golden and crispy, about 10 minutes.
8
Once the tomato sauce is done, blend it with an immersion blender until smooth.
9
Serve the crispy gnocchi and sausage on plates, topped with the roasted tomato sauce and shavings of Pecorino Romano cheese.