Roman Semolina Gnocchi with Gorgonzola

Name: Roman Semolina Gnocchi with Gorgonzola
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 l/35 fl oz/4 cups milk; 100 g/3½ oz Parmesan cheese, freshly grated; 100 g/3½ oz unsalted butter; 250 g/9 oz/2 cups semolina; 2 egg yolks; 100 g/3½ oz Gorgonzola cheese, rind removed and cubed; a pinch of freshly grated nutmeg; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

Fiori Di Zucca

By Valentina Harris

Published 2013

About

This is one of Italia’s classic dishes. As a child, cutting out the circles of semolina was one of my favourite kitchen duties. This type of gnocchi is quicker and much easier to make than potato gnocchi.

Ingredients

1 l/35 fl oz/4 cups milk
250 g

Europe
Italy
Pasta
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 220°C/425°F/Gas 7. Pour the milk into a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Sprinkle in the semolina so that it falls like rain into the water, whisking continuously to prevent lumps forming. Continue whisking until the mixture begins to thicken, then use a wooden