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Hard2Believe
11-07-2003, 06:13 PM
Sage Potato Gnocchi With Butternut Squash

Yield: 15 portions


PLATE COMPONENTS

Gnocchi (see base recipe) - 4lb.
Butternut squash, roasted medium dice - 4lb.
Extra virgin olive oil - 2Cups
Chicken stock - 1qt.
Granna, grated - 2Cups
Pumpkin seeds, toasted - 1Cup
Sage chopped - 1Cup
Butter - 1lb.

GNOCCHI

Yield: 12 portions

Russet potatoes ,cooked, riced - 3lb. EP (start with 5#)
Salt - t.t.
Black pepper, finely ground - t.t.
Parmesan cheese - 1Cup
Nutmeg - t.t.
Eggs - 3ea.
Farina “00” flour - 1lb.
Extra virgin olive oil - 2Tbsp.
Fresh sage, minced - ¼Cup

Basic Ratio
3 parts of cooked potatoes
1 part of flour

Method
1. Boil potatoes (skin off and quartered) starting with cold water until fully cooked.
2. Strain and dry potatoes in 350°F oven for 15 minutes.
3. Pass through the food-mill while still hot and spread out on the granite counter top to cool.
4. Make a well with the potatoes, surrounded by the flour add salt and pepper. Add herbs and in the middle of the well whisk in eggs, oil and Parmesan cheese, knead the dough without overworking. Break off into small handful and roll out (chef demo) on floured surface and cut as per chef’s demo.
5. Test by cooking gnocchi in boiling water. Drop the gnocchi in the simmering water, when they float for 2 minutes, remove shock in a ice bath and then check for consistency by taste.
6. Cook gnocchi as specified as above (cook and shock toss with olive oil) Portion out gnocchi before service to four-ounce portions.

Note: Appetizer size: 4 ounces, cooked ;2.5 raw; main course size: eight ounces, cooked (5 oz raw).

BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Butternut Squash - 5lb.
Olive oil - as needed
Salt and pepper - as needed

Method
1. Peel and remove the seed from the squash.
2. Cut the squash into medium dice.
3. Toss the squash in olive oil, salt and pepper.
4. Pan Roast in olive oil until golden brown.
5. Cool and hold for service.

ASSEMBLY OF PLATE

1. In a sauté pan heat 1-ounce of olive oil, add cooked gnocchi and caramelize slightly.
2. Once gnocchi is caramelized add one tsp. Butter, 2 tbsp. Butternut squash, and one pinch of sage.
3. Once butter is melted and squash is warmed add 1 oz. Chicken stock and emulsify.
4. Plate and garnish with pumpkin seeds and Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.

dani
11-11-2003, 05:02 PM
can u please fed ex me some!!

Hard2Believe
11-11-2003, 06:40 PM
Originally posted by dani
can u please fed ex me some!!

How about you make some and send me some.............thats why I put the recipe up, I know how to make it, I want everyone else to make it and enjoy it, and learn how to cook better..........:D

dani
11-11-2003, 06:41 PM
haha yes well i beileve that is above my cooking talents. but i printed it so my bf could make it.. he is the one with skills

Hard2Believe
11-11-2003, 06:48 PM
Originally posted by dani
haha yes well i beileve that is above my cooking talents. but i printed it so my bf could make it.. he is the one with skills

See you can be his Sous Chef and dress up in a just a chefs hat and apron, its always nice to cook with a naked woman next to you................;) It definitely gets me inspired.

dani
11-11-2003, 06:51 PM
its so funny you say that.. i am always his assistant when he cooks.. and its always like a lesson....

but he always says that would be a great porno.. he has it all mapped out in his head:ROTFL

Hard2Believe
11-11-2003, 06:56 PM
Originally posted by dani
its so funny you say that.. i am always his assistant when he cooks.. and its always like a lesson....

but he always says that would be a great porno.. he has it all mapped out in his head:ROTFL

Is he a chef???????? If so where does he work and where did he go to school?

And yes I think that would make a great porno and I don't think anyone has ever used that scenario. The Chef cooking for the woman and then they end up gettin freaky on the cutting board...:chuckle

dani
11-11-2003, 06:57 PM
no.. he wanted to but his mom wouldnt let him.. she always worked in restaurants.. and is an amazing cook.. thats where he learned everything

Hard2Believe
11-11-2003, 08:18 PM
Originally posted by dani
no.. he wanted to but his mom wouldnt let him.. she always worked in restaurants.. and is an amazing cook.. thats where he learned everything

Parents or family can usually be some of the best teachers, especially for nice family foods that are passed down through generations. Nobody makes it better..........