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Gnocchi 6

Gnocchi alla Romana

Ingredients
  

  • Gnocchi
  • 45 g butter melted
  • 35 g 1/2 cup grated Pecorino, Grana Padano, Gruyère or Parmesan cheese
  • 3 egg yolks
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 litre 4 cups milk
  • 1 ml 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 200 g 1 2/3 cup semolina flour
  • Sauce
  • 60 g butter melted
  • 125 ml 1/2 cup fresh cream
  • 35 g 1/2 cup grated Pecorino, Grana Padano, Gruyère or Parmesan cheese
  • 80 g pancetta sliced into small pieces
  • 300 g mushrooms broken into smaller pieces if very large olive oil for frying
  • salt and freshly ground pepper
  • Few sprigs of thyme

Instructions
 

  • For the gnocchi line a 30 x 25 x 2 cm baking tray with non-stick baking paper
  • In a mixing bowl, whisk the butter, cheese and yolks, season generously and set aside
  • Heat the milk in a large saucepan, add the nutmeg and season
  • When the milk starts to boil, add the semolina while stirring
  • Reduce the heat to medium and continue to cook while stirring, until the mixture thickens and pulls away from the sides
  • Remove from the heat, add the yolks and cheese mixture and mix until well combined
  • Transfer the mixture to the baking tray, edging it into the corners and smoothing the surface to an even thickness, using a spatula dipped in cold water.
  • Set aside to cool completely
  • Preheat the oven to 180 °C and grease a 25 x 18x5 cm baking dish
  • Fry the pancetta in a pan until crispy and the fat has been released
  • Remove with a slotted spoon and add the mushrooms
  • Fry the mushrooms, adding more oil if needed, until just cooked
  • Spoon the pancetta and mushrooms in the bottom of the baking dish (reserving a few for garnish)
  • Turn the semolina slab out of the tray onto a clean working surface and peel off the baking paper. Cut the slab into whichever shapes you like (squares, triangles etc.)
  • Arrange the cut shapes, slightly overlapping on top of the mushrooms.
  • Drizzle the butter and cream over the gnocchi and sprinkle with cheese
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden and bubbly.
  • Serve with reserved mushrooms (reheated) as garnish