A Most Excellent Gnocchi
Categories: Kaz
Serves: 4 Servings
Ingredients:
- Vegetable oil
- 3 c Milk
- 1 1/2 ts Salt
- 1 pn Nutmeg
- 1 pn Pepper
- 2 Egg yolks -- lightly beaten
- 1 c Parmesan cheese -- grated
- 6 tb Butter
- 1 c Semolina flour
Instructions:
Line bottom of 15 x 10 x 1 inch pan with aluminum foil. Generously oil the
foil. Heat milk, salt, nutmeg and pepper in heavy 3 quart saucepan over
medium high heat just to simmering. Do not boil. Reduce heat to medium low
begin whisking or stirring mi
Add egg yolks, 3/4 cup of the cheese and 2 tablespoons of the butter to
semolina mixture; stir until butter is melted and mixture is smooth.
Transfer mixture to prepared pan. Pat out with spatula to 3/8 inch thick.
Refrigerate uncovered until cold, at least 1 hour. Heat oven to 425
degrees.
Turn mixture out of pan onto flat surface; peel off foil. Cut gnocchi out
of mixture with 2 inch round cutter. Arrange gnocchi overlapping in 10 inch
shallow flameproof baking dish. Melt remaining 4 tablespoon butter in
small saucepan. Drizzle melted