If you don’t try this, you are missing out! An easy one-pan Italian classic using standard ingredients, if you’ve never made gnocchi al forno before then it is bound to become a regular on your menu, it is that good.
Ingredients
- 250g beef mince
- 1 red onion
- 2 garlic
- 1/2 carrot
- 1 tbsp tom paste
- 1 tomato
- Glass red wine (good stuff)
- Beef stock cube (optional)
- Mixed herbs
- Vac pac gnocchi, or freshly made if you have the time (check out our leftover root veg gnocchi recipe or Jamie Oliver’s potato gnocchi recipe.
- Cheese to grate over – I used a mix of mozzarella, cheddar and parmesan, but you can use any of these on their own
- 1 pan with an oven-proof handle
Method
- Heat frying pan. Brown mince, colour is flavour. Finely dice veg.
- Add veg, season. Sweat off 2 mins. Add wine. Then tom paste
- Cook off, then add diced tomato. Cook for 2/3 mins. Add just enough stock/water to cover bottom of the pan.
- Simmer 5 mins until reduced. You are looking for a “dry” bolognese.
- Put sauce into a container, use a silicone spoon to get all the bits off.
- Splash of oil in the pan. Put the gnocchi in and fry until you have mega colour.
- Spoon the mixture over the gnocchi, cover with cheese (I mean cover) and grill until golden brown.
- Consume your gnocchi al forno. Red wine to accompany is strongly suggested.
Remember calories don’t count in quarantine 🤫