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Homemade gnocchi with ragu sauce recipe

33 ratings

An Italian meal from scratch to make your nonna proud, this beef ragu with homemade gnocchi is easier than you think. Ragu is a rich meat sauce made with wine, garlic, onions and of course herbs and tomatoes. Gnocchi is a great fun to make with the kids and cooks in moments, just like fresh pasta. See method

Serves 6
20 mins to prepare and 1 hr 07 mins to cook, 10 mins to cool
502 calories / serving

Ingredients

2tbsp olive oil
769g (1½lb) beef steak mince
1 onion, peeled and roughly grated
1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
1tsp tomato purée
100ml (3½fl oz) red wine
400g tin chopped tomatoes
pinch of sugar
2tbsp chopped fresh basil
Parmesan, grated, to serve

For the gnocchi

500g (1lb) floury potatoes such as King Edwards, peeled and halved
1 medium egg, beaten
100g-125g (3½-4oz) plain flour, plus a little for dusting

If you don't have mince, cut open some sausages instead

Each serving contains

Energy
2100kj
502kcal 25%
Fat
26g 37%
Saturates
10g 48%
Sugars
4g 4%
Salt
0.4g 7%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 31.1g Protein 31.3g Fibre 3.4g

Method

Heat the oil in a large pan and brown the mince for 10 minutes, breaking it up as you go.
Add the onion and garlic and cook for a few minutes, more, until cooked through. Stir in the tomato purée, then pour in the wine. Let it bubble for 5 minutes, then add the tomatoes, sugar and 250ml of water. Bring to the boil and then let simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir through the basil.
To make the gnocchi, boil the potatoes in salted water until soft. Drain, then mash until really smooth (a potato ricer is good for this). Allow to cool, then mix in the egg and flour and season well. On a floured surface, roll the mixture out into two 2·5cm (1in)-wide logs and cut each into 2cm (½in)-long pieces. Drop batches of the gnocchi into boiling water, and leave for 2 minutes, or until they bob back to the surface.
Scoop out with a slotted spoon, then stir through the ragu. Serve hot with grated Parmesan.

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