Speck and mushrooms are cooked in sage butter, them combined with crème fraîche to create this creamy gnocchi dish. Treat the family to a bowl of comfort food this week – all it takes is 25 minutes!
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Ingredients
- 250g chestnut mushrooms
- 70g speck slices (smoked cured Italian ham)
- Knob of butter
- 5 sage leaves
- 1 shallot
- 1 tbsp crème fraîche
- 400g pack fresh gnocchi
- 2 tbsp parmesan, plus extra to serve
- Crisp green salad, to serve
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Method
- Cut the mushrooms into thick wedges and chop the speck slices into thin strips.
- Heat a generous knob of butter in a large frying pan over a low heat. Add the speck and the sage leaves. Cook for 3-4 minutes until crisp. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon onto kitchen paper.
- Chop the shallot and add to the pan along with the mushrooms. Season, then toss over a medium heat until they start to turn golden. Stir in the crème fraîche and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat.
- Cook the gnocchi in salted boiling water, following the packet instructions. Just before draining, add a small ladleful of the cooking water to the mushroom sauce and bring to the boil. Toss in the drained gnocchi, fried speck and sage, then grate in the parmesan.
- Toss well to coat the gnocchi in the sauce. Serve with extra parmesan on the side and a crisp green salad.
Nutrition
- 263kcals Calories
- 9.7g (5.2g saturated) Fat
- 11.1g Protein
- 30.5g (1.1g sugars) Carbs
- 2.9g Fibre
- 1.6g Salt
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