Gnocchi Carbonara

The recipe Gnocchi Carbonara can be made in approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. One serving contains 841 calories, 36g of protein, and 39g of fat. For $4.32 per serving, you get a main course that serves 4. 124 people have tried and liked this recipe. If you have eggs, cream, parsley, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Several people really liked this Mediterranean dish. It is brought to you by Simply Delicious Food. Overall, this recipe earns a pretty good spoonacular score of 73%. Similar recipes include Carbonara vegetariana (Vegetarian Carbonara), Lamb Ragu with Potato Gnocchi: Pasticcio di Agnello con Gnocchi di Patate, and Gnocchi alla romana (Roman Semolina Gnocchi).

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 30 minutes

Cooking duration: 60 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 kg baking/fluffy potatoes

125ml (1/2 cup) cream

250g dry cured, smoked streaky bacon, chopped

2 egg yolks

4 free-range eggs

1-1.5 cups flour

2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

large handful chopped Italian parsley

1 cup grated Pecorino cheese

freshly cracked black pepper

salt to taste

Equipment:

baking sheet

skewers

bowl

oven

whisk

slotted spoon

pot

Cooking instruction summary:

To make the gnocchi, place the potatoes on a baking sheet and bake at 200°c until a skewer is easily inserted.Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly.Halve the potatoes and scoop the flesh into a bowl. Mash well.Add the egg yolks and mix well.Add the flour, ½ cup at a time and mix in gently, you don’t want to over-work the dough. I only needed 1.5 cups of flour for my gnocchi but some mixtures might need a bit more. It’s best to make sure your potatoes are quite dry before adding the flour though as the more flour you add, the tougher your gnocchi will be.When you’ve added enough flour to result in a soft dough, break tennis ball sized pieces off of the dough and roll into long strips on a floured surface. Cut the strip into 1cm gnocchis and place on a floured tray until you are ready to cook them. If you like, you can also use a fork to make indents in the gnocchi which create little spaces to suck up more of the sauce.To make the carbonara, fry the bacon until slightly crisp and add the garlic.While the bacon is frying, combine the cream, eggs, Pecorino and seasoning and whisk well. Add the hot bacon to the sauce and set aside.To cook the gnocchi, bring a large pot of water to the boil. Drop in the gnocchi gently and when it floats to the surface, remove with a slotted spoon.Once your gnocchi is cooked, add it to the sauce and stir to coat all the gnocchi in the sauce. Allow to stand for a few minutes for the gnocchi to absorb the sauce then serve with fresh parsley.

 

Step by step:


1. To make the gnocchi, place the potatoes on a baking sheet and bake at 200°c until a skewer is easily inserted.

2. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly.Halve the potatoes and scoop the flesh into a bowl. Mash well.

3. Add the egg yolks and mix well.

4. Add the flour, ½ cup at a time and mix in gently, you don’t want to over-work the dough. I only needed 1.5 cups of flour for my gnocchi but some mixtures might need a bit more. It’s best to make sure your potatoes are quite dry before adding the flour though as the more flour you add, the tougher your gnocchi will be.When you’ve added enough flour to result in a soft dough, break tennis ball sized pieces off of the dough and roll into long strips on a floured surface.

5. Cut the strip into 1cm gnocchis and place on a floured tray until you are ready to cook them. If you like, you can also use a fork to make indents in the gnocchi which create little spaces to suck up more of the sauce.To make the carbonara, fry the bacon until slightly crisp and add the garlic.While the bacon is frying, combine the cream, eggs, Pecorino and seasoning and whisk well.

6. Add the hot bacon to the sauce and set aside.To cook the gnocchi, bring a large pot of water to the boil. Drop in the gnocchi gently and when it floats to the surface, remove with a slotted spoon.Once your gnocchi is cooked, add it to the sauce and stir to coat all the gnocchi in the sauce. Allow to stand for a few minutes for the gnocchi to absorb the sauce then serve with fresh parsley.


Nutrition Information:

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840k Calories
35g Protein
39g Total Fat
83g Carbs
17% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
840k
42%

Fat
39g
61%

  Saturated Fat
19g
119%

Carbohydrates
83g
28%

  Sugar
2g
2%

Cholesterol
367mg
122%

Sodium
1333mg
58%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
35g
72%

Selenium
39µg
56%

Phosphorus
521mg
52%

Vitamin B6
1mg
52%

Vitamin B1
0.63mg
42%

Vitamin B2
0.69mg
41%

Folate
159µg
40%

Manganese
0.77mg
39%

Iron
6mg
38%

Calcium
365mg
37%

Potassium
1219mg
35%

Vitamin B3
5mg
27%

Vitamin A
1219IU
24%

Vitamin K
22µg
22%

Magnesium
86mg
22%

Vitamin B5
2mg
21%

Vitamin C
16mg
20%

Copper
0.38mg
19%

Fiber
4g
18%

Zinc
2mg
17%

Vitamin B12
0.9µg
15%

Vitamin D
1µg
11%

Vitamin E
1mg
8%

covered percent of daily need
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