Hailing from Montreal, Italian restaurant Moretti recently opened up a second location in Toronto's Fashion District. The Italian spot is known for their rich pastas and homemade Neapolitan-style pizzas.
The restaurant has recently started to offer takeout and delivery but if you're looking to improve your homemade pasta making skills, try Morettit's original recipe for gnocchi in tomato sauce. The pillowy potato dumplings are encased in a simple yet delicious tomato sauce that only consists of a few ingredients you probably already have on hand.
While the tomato sauce feeds 6-8 people, the gnocchi can serve between 10-12, so feel free to freeze some of the leftover gnocchi before boiling.
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If you give this recipe a shot, make sure to post up your creation on Instagram and tag @tastetoronto, @morettitoronto and Moretti's executive chef @semprealessio!
Method
Gnocchi 5 Steps
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Step 1
Roast potatoes in oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until tender.
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Step 2
Peel and pass through food mill while still warm.
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Step 3
Add the rest of the ingredients (flour, yolk, salt) and mix together with your hands. Knead slightly until you have a formed ball of dough.
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Step 4
Cut ball of dough into a few sections, roll sections out into strips and cut small dumplings (roughly 1 inch). If you would like gnocchi to have small grooves, use a gnocchi paddle or roll the dumplings down the back of a fork.
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Step 5
Gnocchi recipe makes enough for roughly 10-12 people.
Tomato Sauce 7 Steps
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Step 1
Cook tomato in a pot on low heat for 45 minutes.
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Step 2
In a separate pot, cook oil and onion on low heat for 30 minutes.
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Step 3
After 30 minutes, add onion and oil mixture to the tomato pot and cook low to medium heat for another 40 minutes.
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Step 4
Let cool, then blend to your desired consistency.
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Step 5
Boil a large pot of water. Salt liberally and cook gnocchi until they float to the top. Reserve pasta water.
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Step 6
Add tomato sauce, gnocchi (sauce feeds 6-8 people so add gnocchi accordingly) and a small amount of pasta water and cook on medium-high heat briefly (just to bring the sauce together).
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Step 7
Finish with torn basil and grated Parmigiana.
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