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Cooking with Catherine : Royal Gnocchi

January 26, 2017 by Suzanne 1 Comment

When Kate wants carbs, how does she satisfy her craving in a healthy fashion? In this month’s Cooking with Catherine, we explore a perfect recipe for a fresh, comforting meal that is rich in carbs: gnocchi!  The recipe comes from The Royal Touch: Simply Stunning Home Cooking from a Royal Chef, which is written by Carolyn Robb.

Robb made this delightful homemade fresh gnocchi meal for the Queen as a trial dinner at Highgrove, and it helped Robb land a permanent job with the Royal Highnesses. Below is the perfect recipe that is as delicious as it sounds.  Kate can even include her children in the meal preparation when rolling and cutting the gnocchi!

Print Recipe
Fresh Herb Gnocchi with Tomato, Basil and Mozzarella
The recipe comes from The Royal Touch: Simply Stunning Home Cooking from a Royal Chef by Carolyn Robb.
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Servings
4 Medium Size Portions
Ingredients
Gnocchi
  • 2 large Potatoes
  • 4 ounces Plain All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 generous handful Fresh Basil
  • 1 generous handful Fresh Parsley
  • 1 generous handful Fresh Chives
  • Salt, to taste
  • Pepper, to taste
  • Nutmeg, to taste
Garnish
  • 8 Plum Tomatoes
  • 2 ounces Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 20 Bocconcini Cheese Balls
  • Salt, to taste
  • Freshly Ground Pepper, to taste
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Servings
4 Medium Size Portions
Ingredients
Gnocchi
  • 2 large Potatoes
  • 4 ounces Plain All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 generous handful Fresh Basil
  • 1 generous handful Fresh Parsley
  • 1 generous handful Fresh Chives
  • Salt, to taste
  • Pepper, to taste
  • Nutmeg, to taste
Garnish
  • 8 Plum Tomatoes
  • 2 ounces Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 20 Bocconcini Cheese Balls
  • Salt, to taste
  • Freshly Ground Pepper, to taste
Instructions
To Make the Gnocchi
  1. Wash the potatoes, but do not peel them. Cook in boiling salted water until fork tender. Drain them and pop them on a baking tray in a low oven for about 10 minutes, to dry them out. Leave them to cool a little before peeling off the skins. Mash them with a fork, rub them through a sieve or put them through a vegetable mill.
  2. Rinse and thoroughly chop the herbs
  3. Place the mashed potato in a large mixing bowl and add the egg, flour and all the herbs into a well in the center of the bowl. Bring it all together to form a smooth dough, that is neither too sticky or too dry; adding more flour if necessary, use either your hands or a spoon. Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
  4. On a well floured board, roll the dough into long, thin sausage shapes about 1cm (1/2 inch). Chill for a least 15 minutes, then cut them into small 3cm (1 1/4 inch) chunks.
  5. Place them on a floured tray. (At this point if you're not going to be using it immediately freeze them. They can be cooked very successfully from frozen).
To Cook the Gnocchi
  1. Place the gnocchi in a large pan of simmering water with salt and a splash of oil. When they rise to the surface, they are cooked; this takes one to two minutes depending on their size. Drain well.
  2. Peel, seed, and dice the plum tomatoes. Keep on one side.
  3. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a nonstick frying pan. Toss the gnocchi into the pan to crisp them, when they are crisp and golden in color add the tomato fillets to warm them through.
  4. Pile the gnocchi and tomato fillets on to warm plates. Toss a few bocconcini (or some diced mozzarella) onto each plate, sprinkle with grated Parmesan, and add small sprigs of Greek basil. Drizzle with remaining olive oil and finish with a few twists of black pepper.

Be sure to check out the Royal Touch cookbook for stories of Chef Robb’s time with the Royal Family. Here are some other recipes that were shared through the previews from the cookbook that you could try:

We love how Chef Robb says that she loves to “serve to her family and friends food that is fit for a king, yet is accessible to us all.” It’s a great way to incorporate a little royalty into your everyday life!

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When Suzanne isn't writing for WWKD, she is reading to her son about the royal family. She is looking forward to taking many family trips to the UK in the future!

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  1. Keeping up with the Cambridges - Week of January 23-29, 2017 - What Would Kate Do? says:
    January 29, 2017 at 5:54 am

    […] We also saw how a plate of gnocchi landed one chef a job with the Royal family – and shared the recipe! […]

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