The Unknown Chef
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Well as a former chef and having worked in Hotels with both Northern and Southern Italian dining rooms, there are 2 sauce that come to mind, a nice fresh tomato sauce with fresh basil is nice or a bechemel or bechemela in Italian, with any number of cheeses in it, and baked like a lasagna or ziti, I like a strong cheese like gorgonzola, but parmesan, romano or asiago is fine to.
You can add sauted veg like mushrooms, zuccihini and even green peas, ham is nice or even cooked chicken for a cassarole like dish, alot has to do with the type of gnocchi, whether it is the potatos or other types made, the heavier the gnocchi the lighter the sauce.
ike
I would go very simple and toss the gnocchi with pancetta and sage leaves fried in butter, or just butter and sage...season with fresh cracked pepper.
Seared gnocchi is also good, after you boil them, toss them in a hot nonstick pan with some olive oil, or the butter,sage and pancetta mixture, and let them get a bit of a crust on them.
You'll get a result that is slightly crispy on the outside and fluffy like a pillow inside.
I live in Italy, and this is a fantastic way to serve gnocchi, (I hope you are making the gnocchi fresh by hand), or its also used as a simple sauce for pasta.
Enjoy
janice
Gorgonzola Sauce Pesto Sauce Butter, Cream and Sage Sauce Tomato Cream Sauce Butter and Onion Sauce Fresh Herbed Tomato Sauce
Anonymous
Gnocchi is a delicate pasta and works well with lighter sauces and a good number of cheese based sauces.
* A light tomato sauce with some basil
* A bechamel sauce
* Brown butter sauce
You can add some vegetables to it or even some meat to make it heartier too--peas, prosciutto, mushrooms, etc...
Judith of the Never Never
My house is keen on the old simple, cook some onion, garlic add1 or 2 cans of diced Italian/Roma/plum tomatoes, half teaspoon of sugar, salt & pepper, bit of chilli and a whole heap of fresh basil, then mix thru gnocchi and grate some hard cheese of your liking on the top, simple, quick and if you want you can add finely sliced salami or cook some bacon in with the onion. Maybe some green peas for freshness.