Australian Gourmet Traveller - (07)July 2019 (1)

GOURMET TRAVELLER 95

500 gmrocksalt
1 kgsebagopotatoes
(seenote),scrubbed
220 gm“00”flour
75 gmparmesan,finely grated
1 tbspoliveoil
1 egg
1 eggyolk
Pinchofgroundnutmeg
GORGONZOLAAND
SILVERBEETCREAM
150 mldrywhitewine
2 goldenshallots,sliced
1 freshbayleaf
6 blackpeppercorns
250 ml(1cup)chickenor
vegetablestock
500 ml(2cups)pouringcream
150 gmgood-quality
Gorgonzola,crumbled
½ lemon
1 bunchsilverbeet, washed
anddried
50 mloliveoil

1 Preheattheovento180°C.
Spreadrocksaltthicklyover
a bakingtrayandsitpotatoes
ontop.Bakeuntilverytender
whenpiercedwitha knife
(1-1½hours).
2 Cutpotatoesinhalf
lengthways,scoopoutfleshand
passthrougha mouliorpotato
ricerintoa largebowl.Whilestill
warmaddflour,parmesan,oil,
eggandeggyolk.Seasonwith
nutmegandsalttotaste.Gently
mixtoforma doughandturn
outontoa lightlyfloured
surface.Divideinto4 portions,
rolleachportioninto2cm-thick
logsandcut2cmpieces.
3 Meanwhile,forGorgonzola
andsilverbeetcream,combine
wine,shallot,bayleafand
peppercornsin a saucepan
overmediumheat,bringto
theboilandreducebytwo-thirds
(7-8minutes).Addstockandboil
until reduced again by two-thirds

Gnocchi, Gorgonzola, silverbeet

SERVES6-8

“I’ma bigloverofbluecheese,andfat,”saysPickett.“Sowhen

it’sina cream-basedsauce,withwonderful,lightpillowsofpotato

gnocchi,I’mprettymuchinheaven.Silverbeetaddsanother

dimensiontothisclassicdish.It serveseightasa starter,but

you could also enjoy it as a main dish for four people.”

(10-12minutes).Stirin cream

andcookuntilreducedbyhalf

(6-10minutes).Passthrougha

finesieveintoa cleansaucepan.

AddGorgonzolaandwhiskover

lowheatuntilsmooth.Season

totaste,squeezein lemonand

stirtocombine.

4 Separatesilverbeetleaves

fromstalks.Thinlyslicestalks

onanangle4cm-5cmlongand

finelychopleaves.Heatoilin

a largedeepfryingpanover

highheatandsautéstalks

untiljusttender(2-4minutes).

Reduceheattomedium.

AddGorgonzolacreamand

leaves,andstiroccasionally

untilheatedthroughandthe

leavesaretender(2-4minutes).

5 Meanwhile,cookgnocchiin

batchesina largesaucepanof

boilingsaltedwateruntilthey

justfloat(2-3minutes).Remove

witha slottedspoon,addto

Gorgonzolaandsilverbeet

creamandstirtocoat.

6 Seasontotaste,thinwitha

littlecreamif sauceis toothick

andserveimmediately.

NoteUsingthecorrectpotato

is integraltoobtaininga great

resultforgnocchi.If youcan’t

findsebagopotatoesuseKing

Edward.Flourypotatoesare

best,andchoosepotatoesof

a similarsizesotheytake the

sametimetocook.

Winesuggestion

Gewürztramineris a sweet-

flavoureddrywineoftenused

topairwiththesavourinessof

Gorgonzolahere,andthelight

bitternessofsilverbeet.Its

delicatesournesswillresetyour

palatefora deliciousmouthful.

Gewürztramineris originally

fromnorthernItaly,butgreat

examplescanbefoundin South

Australia,providingtheripe

texture you are looking for.➤