Gnocchi al Ragù

Directions

  1. 1Place the potatoes in a pot, add water and place it on the stove to boil.
  2. 2Chop the celery.
  3. 3Chop the onion.
  4. 4Chop the carrot.
  5. 5Add the chopped celery, onion, and carrot to a hot pot with oil.
  6. 6Add the ground beef to the pot.
  7. 7Season with salt and pepper.
  8. 8Add red wine to the pot.
  9. 9Add tomato paste.
  10. 10Add tomato passata or crushed tomatoes.
  11. 11Add stock and bay leaf.
  12. 12Stir the bolognese sauce and let it simmer.
  13. 13Remove the cooked potatoes from the pot.
  14. 14Peel and mash the potatoes using a potato ricer.
  15. 15Crack an egg into a bowl and whisk it.
  16. 16Add the whisked egg to the mashed potatoes.
  17. 17Sprinkle flour over the potatoes and egg.
  18. 18Mix the ingredients to form a dough.
  19. 19Knead the dough until smooth.
  20. 20Roll out the dough into long ropes.
  21. 21Cut the ropes into small gnocchi pieces.
  22. 22Boil the gnocchi in a pot of water.
  23. 23Remove the cooked gnocchi from the water when they float to the surface.
  24. 24Add butter to a pan with the bolognese sauce.
  25. 25Add the cooked gnocchi to the pan with the bolognese sauce.
  26. 26Serve the gnocchi with bolognese in a bowl.
  27. 27Garnish with grated Parmigiano-Reggiano.

Ingredients

  • Yukon gold or russet potatoes
  • 00’ or All-purpose flour
  • Egg
  • Salt
  • Yellow onion
  • Carrot
  • Celery
  • Pancetta (optional)
  • Ground beef
  • Dry red wine
  • Tomato Paste
  • Tomato passata or crushed tomatoes
  • Bay leaf
  • Black pepper
  • Parmigiano rind
  • Parmigiano-Reggiano

Equipment

potstovecutting boardknifebowlpotato ricerspoonpan