Crispy Brown Butter Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Balsamic Caramelized Mushrooms & Goat Cheese

Happy Holidays, loves!

Anyone else in full winter mode? I’m craving cocoa, hearty food and just want to watch Christmas movies by the tree. A few weeks ago my friend instagrammed a picture of incredible gnocchi so of course I had to ask. She turned me onto Half Baked Harvest and now I’m so obsessed! The recipes on Tieghan’s blog are incredible!

Today I’m re-blogging:

Crispy Brown Butter Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Balsamic Caramelized Mushrooms & Goat Cheese
(because you need this in your life)

What You’ll Need

Gnocchi:

1 cup of mashed sweet potato
1 cup pureed burrata cheese  (I mixed whole milk with burrata)
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 cup fresh parmesan, grated
3-4 cups all-purpose flour

Brown Butter Balsamic Sauce + Mushrooms

1 1/2 pounds cremini mushrooms, sliced
6 tablespoons butter
2 cloves garlic, minced or grated
2 teaspoons fresh thyme, chopped
2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, chopped
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 ounces goat cheese, crumbled

How To:

Gnocchi: Mix mashed sweet potato, pureed burrata, eggs, salt and parmesan together in a large bowl. Add 2 1/2 cups of the flour and mix well with your hands. The dough should be very sticky. Add another half cup of flour and mix in. You want the dough to still be pretty sticky, but sturdy enough to shape into a ball. If it’s not, keep adding a little flour at a time until you can get a soft dough that will be rollable.

Spread some flour on a large work surface. Section off the dough into several smaller spheres. Take one piece and roll the piece of dough into a snake about 1/2 inch thick, then cut it into pieces about the width of a fork. Dust the gnocchi with a little flour and press the tines of a fork into each individual piece. This create ridges for the sauce to stick. Repeat this process with the other piece of dough and place the gnocchi on a large plate, cover and set aside. *Note: this dough freezes extremely well!

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

Mushroom & Brown Butter Sauce: In a medium skillet over high heat, add 4 tablespoons butter. When the butter is melted, sprinkle in the mushrooms in a single layer but do not stir. Let them sizzle until they have caramelized on the bottom, approximately 2 minutes. When the bottoms are caramelized, toss them once and season with salt and pepper to taste. Continue to cook without stirring for about 5 minutes. Add the remaining butter and cook until it begins to brown. Once the butter is browned reduce the heat and add the garlic, thyme and rosemary and cook for about 10 seconds. Add the balsamic vinegar, and simmer until the mushrooms are glazed with the sauce. Then stir and remove the pan from the heat and slide the mushrooms and sauce off to the side.

What are some of your winter favorites?

Cheers!