{"id":280067,"date":"2011-04-27T11:51:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-27T09:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagingapp15670.cloudwayssites.com\/eggplant-gnocchi"},"modified":"2011-04-27T11:51:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-27T09:51:00","slug":"eggplant-gnocchi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stagingapp15670.cloudwayssites.com\/en\/eggplant-gnocchi\/","title":{"rendered":"Eggplant Gnocchi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nI think of all the recipes I know, this is one of the most delicate in the mouth. These are not real gnocchi, but rather dumplings made of roasted eggplant, ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese and small cubes of fried eggplant. They sit warm on a bed of sesame cream, with warm tomato petals, fresh basil leaves and a drizzle of olive oil.  The whole thing is a kind of miracle recipe, which takes shape when all the ingredients are put together. The gnocchi melt in your mouth, and the textures are silky smooth and refined. I ate this dish in the AK restaurant in Sao Paulo. This dish is the brainchild of chef Andrea Kaufmann (hence the initials), but she closed her restaurant to open another one in another neighborhood. But in passing, she delivered the recipe of her favorite dish. <\/div>\n

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\nYou can prepare the gnocchi in advance, during the day (for dinner) and cook them. You can then heat them up in the microwave for a few seconds… This way, the dish will be served immediately to the guests!<\/b><\/div>\n

\nRecipe for eggplant gnocchi for four people:<\/p>\n

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\n-320g of ricotta cheese (remove the juice, weigh only the ricotta)<\/span><\/b>
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\n-40g of cornstarch<\/span><\/b>
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\n-200g of roasted eggplant (see below!)<\/span><\/b>
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\nStart by putting one (a big one!) or two eggplants in the oven. Simply place the eggplant(s) on a baking sheet with aluminum foil to protect the dish. <\/i><\/div>\n
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\nTurn the oven to the “broil” position and roast the eggplant, turning it from time to time. The skin will fry and even burn, but this is quite normal. The eggplant must be soft inside. The cooking time depends so much on the oven, that I don’t know how long it can take. We have to watch. <\/i><\/div>\n

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\nCrush the whole with a fork and weigh 200g of this eggplant puree. <\/i><\/div>\n

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\nCut and weigh 150g of eggplant into small cubes. <\/i><\/div>\n

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\nMix well and let stand for at least one hour in a cool place (this will firm up the mixture and make it easier to shape the balls!) <\/i><\/div>\n

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\nTake the dough and make between 20 and 25 balls by rolling them in the palms of your hands. <\/i><\/div>\n

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\nBoil salted water, and plunge the gnocchi one by one. You have to do this or 3 times to not put too much gnocchi in the water! <\/i><\/div>\n
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\nWhen they come to the surface, it’s ready! <\/i><\/div>\n
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\nCut them into quarters, and remove the inside with a knife (like for peppers). Wash to remove stubborn seeds and dry well in paper towels. <\/i><\/div>\n

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\n For the final assembly, warm the gnocchi in the microwave (unless you decide to cook them at the last minute!), so that they are hot, and warm the tomato petals in the same way. <\/i><\/div>\n
\nYou can either buy tahina already prepared. Otherwise, just buy sesame cream.<\/i><\/div>\n
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\n-500ml sesame cream (also called tahina!!)<\/i><\/div>\n
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