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Burnt Leek Gnocchi

Recipe

Easy | Prep time: 15 mins | Cooking time: 20 mins | Serves 4

Main | Italian

The perfect gnocchi dish with an autumnal twist

Ingredients

  • 500g Gnocchi  
  • 2 Leeks
  • 1 Onion
  • 5 Cloves Garlic, Minced
  • 250g Chestnut Mushrooms, Chopped
  • 1 Teaspoon Dried Thyme
  • 1 Vegetable Stock Pot And 200ml Boiling Water
  • 10g Parmesan For Topping

For The Cheese Sauce

  • 1 Knob Of Butter
  • 1 Tablespoon Flour
  • 350ml Milk
  • 50g Grated Parmesan
  • 50g Grated Cheddar
  • 2 Tablespoons Mascarpone

From The Cupboard

  • Oil
  • Salt

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
  2. Trim the top from the leeks at the point that they start to flare. Place them on a baking tray, drizzle with oil and roast 35-40 mins.
  3. Add the gnocchi to the airfryer, spray with oil and airfry for 15 minutes on 200 degrees. Alternatively, add the gnocchi to a baking tray and put them in the oven with some oil for 20 minutes until they turn golden.
  4. Meanwhile, melt some butter in a saucepan, add the flour and mix to form a paste.
  5. Add the milk a little at a time whisking continuously until smooth. Turn off the heat and add the parmesan,mascarpone and cheddar and stir until smooth. Set aside.
  6. In a separate frying pan, add the chopped onion and fry for a few minutes until soft then add the garlic, thyme and chopped mushrooms and fry for 4-5 minutes until soft. Pour the cheesy sauce into the frying pan and stir until smooth. Add 200ml of veg stock and stir to combine. Remove the gnocchi from the oven on airfryer.
  7. When the leeks are done, remove them from the oven and slice the top layer down the middle. Spoon out the soft leeks from inside, add them to a chopping board and use a knife to chop them up to make them into a paste consistency then add them to the cheesy sauce mixture in the frying pan.
  8. Add the gnocchi to the sauce mixture, add salt to taste and mix everything together then pour the contents of the frying pan into an oven proof dish. Top with a little more parmesan and place in the oven for 10 mins until cheese melts then serve!