What is a good sauce to go with gnocci?

Question

Can I use a regular tomato sauce or spaghetti sauce?

Answer 1

regular tomato sauce,
or
Gnocchi served with a Bacon & Peas Cream Sauce

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons butter
1 medium sized onion red or yellow
4 cloves garlic
3 strips of bacon
¼ cup chicken stock
½ cup heavy cream
1 cup of frozen peas
1-pound gnocchi
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Salt & pepper to taste

Prep the Ingredients

Peel and slice the onion into rings and separate them. Mince the garlic and cut the bacon lengthwise and then into 1-½ strips. Thaw the peas anyway you like and grate the Parmesan.

Assemble the rest of the ingredients and you are ready to go.

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http://italianfood.about.com/od/gnocchi/a/aa010298_3.htm

Answer 2

Gnocci works well with cream based sauces since it is a heavy pasta. I make a sundried tomato pesto that tastes great with gnocci:
1 (8 1/2 oz) jar sundried tomatoes in olive oil, undrained
1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 cup grated parmesan
1/2 tsp each, salt and pepper
Blend those in a food processor until a smooth paste forms.

Whisk together 1 cup heavy cream in a large pot and add 1/3 cup of the above pesto, until blended. Heat over medium heat unti simmering, then remove pot from heat. Add your cooked gnocci and serve with additional parmesan.

Answer 3

Pesto is the most traditional way to serve gnocci and I think it is for a very good reason
pesto and gnocci is fantastic!
you can buy prepared pesto sauce which makes it very easy

Answer 4

In Italy you would never find gnocchi served with ragu. Normally it is served with pesto or a hazlenut-gorgonzola cream sauce. Gnocchi isn't the right shape for thick, chunky sauces.

Answer 5

Look I'm Italian and with gnocchi ragu goes fantastic.

Answer 6

U COULD, BUT U COULD MAKE A SAUCE THAT HAS CREAMED SPINACH AND VODKA. VERY YUMMY

Answer 7

brown butter & thyme
butter & fresh sage (if you like sage)