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Homemade gnocchi with tomato and basil sauce

‘Youngsters can help roll out the dough into a sausage shape and cut it into pieces.'

‘Youngsters can help roll out the dough into a sausage shape and cut it into pieces.'

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Cooking Time

Cook: 30 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: 28p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 356g serving contains

Energy
1759kj
420kcal
21%
Fat
3.9g
Low
6%
Saturates
1.8g
Med
9%
Sugars
8.2g
Med
9%
Salt
0.46g
Med
8%
2
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
494kj/118kcal

Ingredients

500g white potatoes, peeled and chopped

250g plain flour

1 medium egg

½tbsp unsalted butter

1 small onion, finely chopped

1clove garlic, crushed

500g passata

½tsp dried oregano

5 fresh basil leaves

Method

1
Add the potatoes to a pan of boiling water. Cook for 8 mins, or until you can put a knife through them but they’re still a little firm. Drain and allow to cool.
2
While the potatoes are cooking, make the sauce. Melt the butter in a pan then fry the onion over a medium heat for 2-3 mins, until starting to soften but not browning.
3
Add the garlic and fry for 1 min. Add the passata and oregano, then simmer on a low heat for 10 mins.
4
Meanwhile, mash the potatoes then add them to a large bowl with the flour and egg. Mix well, then turn the dough out onto a floured surface.
5
Knead for a few mins, until the dough starts to get smoother.
6
Cut the dough into 4 equal-sized pieces. Roll each piece out with your hands into a long snake shape about 2cm thick. Cut each piece into pillow shapes 3cm in length.
7
Bring a large pan of water to the boil and add the gnocchi. Cook for 3-4 mins, until the gnocchi have all risen to the surface. Drain well.
8
To finish off the sauce, tear the basil leaves into pieces and add to the tomato mixture. Mix the gnocchi into the sauce and serve immediately.