Ingredients: 1 small butternut squash, about 1 lb.,½ cup Parmesan cheese,¾ tsp. nutmeg, cinnamon, or ginger,1 tsp. salt,Pepper to taste,2 eggs,3 Tb. butter,2 Tb. flour,2 shallots, finely diced,4 cloves garlic, minced,2 cups chicken stock,1 cup bourbon,1/3 cup heavy cream,Salt and pepper,Fresh thyme leaves for garnish
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Cut the squach in half.
- Remove the seeds and lay on a oiled, rimmed baking sheets. Roast the squash until soft30-40 minutes.
- Scoop the flesh of the squash out and place it in the food processor. Puree until completely smooth.
- Mix the pureed squash with Parmesan cheese, nutmeg, salt, pepper and eggs. Then add the flour into the mixture and work together by hand. It will be very sticky.
- Once smooth, flour a work surface and a large piece of parchment paper. Flour your hands and grab a handful of dough.
- Roll into a long strip, about inch wide.
- Cut the strip into pieces.
- This is the tricky part~
- Place each piece in the palm of your hand (or on the cutting board) and gently roll with a fork to create ridges.
- Place each piece on the floured parchment paper and repeat with the rest of the dough.
- Bring a large pot of water to boil. Boil half the gnocchi, then remove and repeat. With each batch, boil until all the gnocchi floatsabout 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat another large skillet over medium heat.
- Add the butter and flour, whisk until smooth.
- Then add the shallots and garlic.
- Saute for 3 minutes.
- Then add the bourbon and chicken stock.
- Whisk and raise heat. Bring the sauce to a boil. Allow the sauce to reduce down to a thin gravy-like consistency. Then lower the heat to medium-low and add the cream. Salt and pepper to tasteusually about 1 tsp. of salt.
- Once the gnocchi are finished cooking, remove them with a skimmer and place them directly into the cream sauce. Stir to coat.
- Serve the gnocchi warm and garnish with fresh thyme leaves!
- Serves
- If the cream sauce thickens too much, add a little water from the gnocchi pot to thin it out!
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