Sweet Potato Gnocchi With Brown Butter and Sage

A super simple sweet potato gnocchi recipe. Enjoy soft, sweet potatoey pillows of deliciousness with a caramelized butter and sage sauce.

📝 Ingredients

• 4 medium sweet potatoes (approx 7oz or 200g each (Note 1))
• 240 g all-purpose/plain flour
• salt (for cooking)
• 60 g butter
• 20 fresh sage leaves
• grated Parmesan
• freshly ground black pepper

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Cooking the sweet potato ---
2. 2Wash the sweet potatoes and prick each one with a fork and microwave on high power for 8-10 minutes until you can easily get a fork through them. (See note 2 for oven, air fryer and steaming instructions).
3. 3--- Gnocchi dough ---
4. 4Leave the cooked sweet potatoes to cool for a few minutes, then peel off the skins.
5. 5Pour the flour onto a clean surface and make a well in the middle.
6. 6Mash the potatoes using a ricer so they fall into the flour. (See note 3 for a potato ricer alternative)
7. 7Use your hands to bring the mashed sweet potato and flour together to form a smooth dough. If your dough is still sticky, add a little more flour.
8. 8Divide the dough into 8 even pieces and roll the first piece into a log 1.5cm / 1/2 inch log and cut into 2 cm / 1-inch pieces. Repeat with the remaining dough.
9. 9Optional: use a fork or gnocchi board to create ridges on each piece of gnocchi.
10. 10--- Cooking the gnocchi ---
11. 11Bring a pan of generously salted water to boil and add the gnocchi.
12. 12Leave to simmer for a few minutes, giving them a quick stir every now and then to ensure they are not sticking to the bottom.
13. 13When the gnocchi rise to the top and float they are ready. Remove them with a slotted spoon or strainer.
14. 14Optional sage brown butter sauce
15. 15While the gnocchi are cooking, place a frying pan on a medium heat and add the butter.
16. 16Add the sage leaves when the butter starts to sizzle and cook until the butter is brown and the sage leaves are crispy.
17. 17Toss the cooked gnocchi in the pan with the sage butter, fry for a few minutes and serve topped with optional Parmesan and freshly ground black pepper.