Gnocchi with chorizo

A simple pasta dish with sausage and capsicum

• CuisineItalian
• CategoryPork
• CourseMains

Ingredients

• 500 gmsGnocchi
• 200 gmsChorizo, sliced
• 1 cloveGarlic, minced
• 1Red capsicum, sliced
• 1Red chilli, sliced
• 400 gmsCan of diced tomatoes
• 200 gmsCherry tomatoes
• 12Black olives, pitted
• 100 mlCream
• Grated parmesan
• Olive oil
• Salt

Preparation

1. Heat oil and add minced garlic
2. Add sliced capsicum, chilli and chorizo and fry for 5 minutes
3. Add diced and cherry tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes
4. Add pitted olives and cream
5. Cook gnocchi as per instructions on the pack
6. Add gnocchi and toss
7. Serve with grated parmesan on top

It is a bit hard to find gnocchi served with anything apart from a simple sauce - a pesto sauce or gorgonzola are the ones I go for. May be it isn't traditional but could never find anything with a bit of meat in it. That is if you can find gnocchi at all. A few years ago, I had a strange conversation at the local Italian...

Me: Do you have gnocchi?
Him (looking a bit surprised): Yes
Me: What kind?
Him (more surprised): Hmm, not sure...
Me (a bit indignant): You don't know what kind?
Him (defensive): OK, let me check (and then pulls out his mobile and starts deciphering it)
Me (A ha!): No, no, not Nokia... Gnocchi! Gnocchi! You know the pasta?
Him: Oh, no, we don't have it

So now here is a recipe that combines gnocchi and sausage.