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Sweetpotato Gnocchi With Mascarpone Cheese

Recipe courtesy of Chef Brian Stapleton of Carolina Crossroads, Chapel Hill, NC

Recipe

Servings 10
Calories 338 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 medium sweetpotatoes
  • 1 medium russet potato
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 egg beaten
  • Pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 4 shallots finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • ½ cup herb vegetable or chicken stock
  • 4 ounces mascarpone cheese
  • 1 bunch sage finely chopped

Instructions
 

  • Roast sweetpotatoes in center of oven at 300º F, about 1 hour or until tender; peel and keep warm.
  • Place russet potato in boiling water and cook until tender; drain. Peel and coarsely chop.
  • In a rice mill*, rice warm sweetpotatoes and russet potato. Stir in flour, egg, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and pepper; mix well. Place sweetpotato mixture into pastry bag fitted with ½-inch diameter tip.
  • Bring water to boil in large, open pot.
  • Squeeze pastry tube over boiling water, cutting mixture with kitchen shears at ½-inch intervals. Cook in boiling water until dough floats to the surface. Drain and keep warm. Repeat with remaining dough.
  • To make sauce: In a saucepan, heat shallots, garlic, sugar, cream and stock; add mascarpone and sage. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Combine gnocchi with sauce and serve.

Notes

*If ricer is not available, press potatoes through a coarse sieve. 
Nutrition Facts
Sweetpotato Gnocchi With Mascarpone Cheese
Serving Size
 
1
Amount per Serving
Calories
338
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
15
g
23
%
Saturated Fat
 
9
g
56
%
Trans Fat
 
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
3
g
Cholesterol
 
60
mg
20
%
Sodium
 
74
mg
3
%
Potassium
 
482
mg
14
%
Carbohydrates
 
45
g
15
%
Fiber
 
4
g
17
%
Sugar
 
6
g
7
%
Protein
 
7
g
14
%
Vitamin A
 
13421
IU
268
%
Vitamin C
 
5
mg
6
%
Calcium
 
74
mg
7
%
Iron
 
2
mg
11
%
Net Carbohydrates
 
41
g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 338kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 7gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 74mgPotassium: 482mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 13421IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 74mgIron: 2mgNet Carbohydrates: 41g