Manu’s Menu

Authentic Italian Home Cooking & More

  • Home
  • About
    • About me
    • About this site
    • About my photography
    • Privacy and Disclosure Policy
  • Recipes
    • Visual Archive
    • Regional Italian Recipes
  • Books
    • The Cool Side of Summer
    • Manu’s Christmas Menus
    • MsM’s Mobile App
  • Work With Me
    • Affiliate Sign-Up
    • Featured On
  • Out & About
    • Africa
      • South Africa 2019
    • Americas
      • Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Belize
      • CHILE AND ARGENTINA 2018
    • Asia
      • India
      • Japan 2015
      • Japan 2017
      • Japan 2018
      • Singapore
    • Europe
      • Slovenia and Croatia 2019
      • Italy 2019
    • Oceania
      • French Polynesia (Tahiti) 2017
      • French Polynesia (Tahiti)
      • New Caledonia
      • New Zealand
      • South Island – New Zealand Guide
  • Blogging Tips
    • Blogging Platform
    • Web Hosting
    • Technology Tips
    • Food Photography
    • Increasing Traffic to your Blog
    • Links
      • MsM in Your Kitchen
      • Events
        • 150 years of the Unification of Italy
        • Olio, Erbe e Fantasia – LILT
  • Tips
    • Techniques
      • Pasta and Gnocchi
      • Pizza and Other Doughs
      • Sauces and Other Basics
      • Decorations
    • Cake and Cookie decoration
      • Cake & Marshmallow Pops
        • Flowery Cake Pops
        • Hello Kitty Cake Pops
        • Dorothy the Dinosaur Cake Pops
        • Christmas Tree Cake Pops
        • Sea Marshmallow Pops
      • Fondant Cakes
        • Moo Cake
        • South Pole Cake
        • Lola Cake
        • Hello Kitty Yogurt Cake
        • Dorothy the Dinosaur Cake
        • The Little Mermaid Yogurt Cake
        • The Little Mermaid Fondant Cake
        • Sweet Sushi Mini Fondant Cakes
        • Peppa Pig Cake
        • Tinkerbell Cake
        • Miffy Cake
        • Olaf Yogurt Cake
        • Frozen Cake
      • Sugar Cookies
        • Heart Sugar Cookies
        • Dorothy the Dinosaur Sugar Cookies
        • Christmas Tree Ornament Sugar Cookies
      • Eggless Sugar Cookies
        • Chinese New Year Cookies
        • St. Patrick’s Day Cookies
      • Shortbread Cookies
        • Shortbread and Chocolate Hearts
        • Baby Shower Shortbread Cookies
        • Flounder Shortbread Cookie Pops
      • Easy Chocolate Cookies
    • Conversion Tables
    • Gift Ideas
      • Christmas 2010
      • Christmas 2011
      • Christmas 2012
      • Christmas 2013
      • Christmas 2014
      • Christmas 2015
    • Ingredients
    • Where I Shop for Italian Food in Sydney
  • Contact
You are here: Home / Recipes / Daring Cooks / SAFFRON GNOCCHI WITH SAUSAGE AND PORCINI

SAFFRON GNOCCHI WITH SAUSAGE AND PORCINI

September 14, 2013 By Manu 9 Comments

Saffron Potato Gnocchi with Sausage and Porcini

Todd, who is The Daring Kitchen’s AWESOME webmaster and an amazing cook, is our September Daring Cooks’ host! Todd challenged us to make light and fluffy potato Gnocchi and encouraged us to flavor the lil pillows of goodness and go wild with a sauce to top them with!
YESSSSS!  I love gnocchi of all sorts, so I was very happy about this month’s challenge!  I must admit my love for gnocchi is a recent one.  I would never eat gnocchi while growing up.  They are a common dish in Italy, so much so that they serve them in school canteens as well.  Now, one thing is making gnocchi (at home) for a few people… they are usually pillowy and soft and delicious right?  Well, try and make ready-made/store-bought gnocchi for 100 children.  By the time they got on my plate they would be chewy and rubbery and… well, inedible for me.  So I never ever wanted to try gnocchi again.  That was up until I moved to Australia and I had home-made gnocchi at a friend’s house (she is Italian too).  She had no idea of my dislike for gnocchi and I did not want to be rude… so I had a few and OH MY!!  I went for seconds.  They were that good.  That’s how I started to like gnocchi and I have been making different kinds in the last few years.  I have a tutorial on the site on how to make them, so make sure you check it out.  It is much easier than you think.  I will also share a little secret with you: gnocchi (both potato and ricotta gnocchi) freeze amazingly well.  So I often make extra and freeze them on a tray.  Once hard, I simply transfer them in a Ziploc bag.  When you feel like eating gnocchi, all you have to do is cook them from frozen and throw them straight into salty boiling water.  That’s it.  Nobody will ever know you did not spend your morning in the kitchen! 😉
That said, as I have made potato gnocchi many times, I wanted to try something different for the challenge.  So, I decided to add saffron to them, to get a nice yellow colour (and some flavour too of course!).  Choosing the sauce was easy… I knew it had to be sausage and as I had some frozen porcini mushrooms in the freezer, I went for a classic pairing.  Delicious!  Saffron goes very well with both mushrooms and sausage.  My husband said they were the best gnocchi I have ever made… so you get the point.  Hope you like them too!
Todd, thank you so much for such a yummy challenge!!!

Saffron Potato Gnocchi with Sausage and Porcini

Saffron Potato Gnocchi with Sausage and Porcini
Print

Saffron Potato Gnocchi with Sausage and Porcini

How to make Saffron Potato Gnocchi with Sausage and Porcini from scratch.

Course Main
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 4
Author Manuela Zangara

Ingredients

  • 1 batch Saffron Potato Gnocchi
  • 300 gms – 10 oz. sausage
  • 200 gms – 7 oz. porcini sliced
  • 1 garlic clove halved
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 60 ml – ¼ cup white wine
  • 1 tbsp parsley chopped
  • Salt to taste
  • Parmigiano Reggiano finely grated – to serve

Instructions

  1. Make the Saffron Potato Gnocchi as per my tutorial.
  2. Put the garlic and extra virgin olive oil in a pan and sauté it for a minute.
  3. Remove the casing from the sausage, break it into pieces and put it in the pan with the garlic and oil. Brown it well breaking down the meat.
  4. Add the sliced porcini mushrooms and mix.
  5. Add the white wine and increase the flame to high. As soon as the alcohol evaporates, decrease the flame and let it cook for 5 to 10 minutes.
  6. Add salt to taste and the chopped parsley. Mix well and put the fire off.
  7. Cook the gnocchi as per the instructions that you find here.
  8. When cooked, mix them well with the warm sauce in the pan and serve immediately with some grated Parmigiano Reggiano on the top.

Saffron Potato Gnocchi with Sausage and Porcini

Share

Related Posts:

  • POTATO GNOCCHI WITH TALEGGIO AND ORANGE FONDUE
  • GNOCCHI ALLA SORRENTINA
  • Italian Sausages in Tomato Sauce
  • Dried Porcini and Saffron Risotto
  • Saffron Gnocchi with Ham and Peas

Filed Under: Daring Cooks, Italian, Mains, Pasta Tagged With: autumn, Daring Cooks, dinner, fall, gnocchi, Italian, lunch, mains, mushrooms, porcini, pork, potato gnocchi, potatoes, saffron, sausage, winter

« PEACH TIRAMISU
SALMON NIGIRI »

Comments

  1. Urmila @ The Garlic Press says

    September 15, 2013 at 2:55 am

    Absolutely beautiful gnocchi! Thanks for the tip on freezing — I will be sure to freeze a batch next time I make them.

    Reply
  2. Monkeyshines says

    September 15, 2013 at 6:22 am

    They look beautiful – porcini mushrooms are one of my favorites!

    Reply
  3. [email protected] says

    September 15, 2013 at 9:51 pm

    My husband adores the pairing of sausage and mushroom (especially if there’s cream involved too), and I love saffron, so I think this is definitely going on my list of things to cook! Fabulous styling too 🙂

    Reply
  4. Joanne T Ferguson says

    September 17, 2013 at 2:54 pm

    G’day and love the flavors, true!
    Congrats about completing the challenge and love the staging of your photo too!
    Cheers! Joanne
    Viewed as Part of The Daring Kitchen Cooks Challenge Sept 2013

    Reply
  5. Nuts about food says

    September 17, 2013 at 5:59 pm

    That is exactly like me: despised gnocchi growing up but leaving eating homemade ones now.

    Reply
  6. LilRedGreen says

    September 18, 2013 at 8:27 am

    “1 batch Saffron Potato Gnocchi (click here for the recipe)” the link isn’t working?

    Reply
    • Manu says

      September 18, 2013 at 9:23 am

      Awww! THANK YOU for letting me know! It’s fixed now. 🙂

      Reply

Trackbacks

  1. Homemade pumpkin ricotta gnocchi with blue cheese brown butter – Vintage Kitchen says:
    May 11, 2016 at 9:05 am

    […] CHEESE from Kim’s Healthy Eats POTATO GNOCCHI WITH CREAMY CORN SAUCE from The Healthy Helping SAFFRON POTATO GNOCCHI WITH SAUSAGE AND PORCINI from Manu’s Menu CREAMY PUMPKIN FETTUCINI from […]

    Reply
  2. Homemade pumpkin ricotta gnocchi with blue cheese brown butter - Vintage Kitchen says:
    August 2, 2016 at 3:06 pm

    […] CHEESE from Kim’s Healthy EatsPOTATO GNOCCHI WITH CREAMY CORN SAUCE from The Healthy HelpingSAFFRON POTATO GNOCCHI WITH SAUSAGE AND PORCINI from Manu’s MenuCREAMY PUMPKIN FETTUCINI from […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Welcome to Manu’s Menu!

Hi! I am Manu, the author of Manu's Menu. I was born and brought up in Italy and my blog can show you how to create authentic Italian food in your own home! Read More…

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

HOMEMADE PASTA MADE SIMPLE – THE BOOK. CLICK TO BUY IT FROM AMAZON NOW!

Homemade Pasta Made Simple

Archives

Categories

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Video Recipe: Orecchiette with Crudaiola Sauce

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqSyzFElbRY
foodgawker bowls-150x150
tastespotting150
Tasteologie badge
Pasta & Gnocchi

The Cool Side of Summer e-Book – Click to buy it now! On SALE for only $9.99!

The Cool Side of Summer e-Book

MsM’S EBOOK – CLICK TO BUY IT NOW!

MsM’S EBOOK – CLICK TO BUY IT NOW!
Genesis Theme Framework for WordPress
Community Table Contributor Badge
Sunday Supper Movement

manusmenu

manusmenu
Now on the blog - Low Fodmap Vanilla and Miso Cara Now on the blog - Low Fodmap Vanilla and Miso Caramel Cheesecake Slice.  Clickable recipe link in my profile.

#recipes #manusmenu #manusmenucom #instafood #instayum #foodbloggers #foodstyling #baking #lowfodmap #lowfodmapdiet #miso #cheesecake #cake #dessert #japan
Now on the blog - Low Fodmap Ragù Bianco. A tradi Now on the blog - Low Fodmap Ragù Bianco. A traditional pasta sauce from central Italy. Clickable recipe link in my profile.

#recipes #manusmenu #manusmenucom #instafood #instayum #foodbloggers #foodstyling #Italian #italy #italianfoodbloggers #italianfood #pasta #pastasauce #ragu
Now on the blog - Trieste, Italy Guide. A surprisi Now on the blog - Trieste, Italy Guide. A surprising city. Come check it out. Clickable link in my profile.

#manusmenu #manusmenucom #travel #travelblogger #italy #tourism #Europe #trieste #holidays #beautifuldestinations #history #food
Now on the blog - Sausage and Potato Sourdough Cre Now on the blog - Sausage and Potato Sourdough Crespelle. The best comfort food. Clickable recipe link in my profile.

#recipes #manusmenu #manusmenucom #instafood #instayum #foodbloggers #foodstyling #baking #sourdough #sourdoughstarter #crepes #crespelle #food #foodgram #italianfoodbloggers #italianfood
Now on the blog - WWI, Italy Guide. A guide about Now on the blog - WWI, Italy Guide. A guide about some of the most important landmarks of the Great War. Clickable link in my profile.

#manusmenu #manusmenucom #travel #travelblogger #italy #tourism #Europe #cividale #friuliveneziagiulia #beautifuldestinations #war #history
Now on the blog - Sourdough Crêpes. So good. Use Now on the blog - Sourdough Crêpes. So good. Use up some of your #sourdough discard to make these delicious sweet or savoury crêpes. Clickable recipe link in my profile.

#recipes #manusmenu #manusmenucom #instafood #instayum #foodbloggers #foodstyling #baking #sourdough #sourdoughstarter #crepes #crespelle #food
Now on the blog - Cividale del Friuli, Italy Guide Now on the blog - Cividale del Friuli, Italy Guide. Clickable link in my profile.

#manusmenu #manusmenucom #instafood #instayum #foodbloggers #travel #travelblogger #italy #tourism #Europe #cividale #friuliveneziagiulia #beautifuldestinations #history #food #italianfood
Now on the blog - Hugo. A refreshing Italian cockt Now on the blog - Hugo. A refreshing Italian cocktail and an alternative to your everyday spritz. Clickable recipe link in my profile.

#recipes #manusmenu #manusmenucom #instafood #instayum #foodbloggers #foodstyling #Italian #hugo #spritz #prosecco #drinks #cocktails #elderflower
Now on the blog - Low Fodmap Pork Meatball Satay S Now on the blog - Low Fodmap Pork Meatball Satay Stir Fry. So good. Clickable recipe link in my profile.

#recipes #manusmenu #manusmenucom #instafood #instayum #foodbloggers #foodstyling #lowfodmap #lowfodmapdiet #satay #stirfry #pork #meatballs
Now on the blog - Quick Pickled Cucumbers. So crun Now on the blog - Quick Pickled Cucumbers. So crunchy and refreshing. Clickable recipe link in my profile.

#recipes #manusmenu #manusmenucom #instafood #instayum #foodbloggers #foodstyling #picklingcucumbers #pickles #pickling #garden #cucumber #vegetarian #vegan #video
Now on the blog - Coffee Panna Cotta. Wobbly and d Now on the blog - Coffee Panna Cotta. Wobbly and delicious. Clickable link in my profile.

#recipes #manusmenu #manusmenucom #instafood #instayum #foodbloggers #foodstyling #Italian #pudding #italy #italianfoodbloggers #italianfood #coffee #pannacotta
Now on the blog - Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls. Recipe Now on the blog - Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls. Recipe adapted from the wonderful @jennifer_rodda. The best way to use up some of your Sourdough discard. Clickable recipe link on my profile.

#recipes #manusmenu #manusmenucom #instafood #instayum #foodbloggers #foodstyling #baking #sourdough #sourdoughstarter #pastry #cinnamonrolls #teatime #breakfast
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2011-2020 - Manu's Menu and Manuela Zangara. All rights reserved.
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.OkRead more