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Chicken And Chorizo Gnocchi
Recipe Category:
Italian
Makes enough for:
4
people
All Rights Reserved:
An original recipe from Lavender and Lime
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Ingredients
For the gnocchi
1
kg
potatoes
200
g
flour, sieved,
plus extra for dusting
2
eggs
2
egg yolks
salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
15
mls
vegetable oil
For the chicken and chorizo
1
free range chicken
1
lemon, zest and juice
10
cloves
garlic, lightly crushed with the flat of a knife
salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
125
mls
Sherry
15
mls
olive oil
1
red onion, peeled, cut in half and thinly sliced
2
garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
2
smoked chorizo sausages, thinly sliced
250
g
baby tomatoes, cut in half
30
g
rocket, thinly sliced
For the Sherry Sauce
15
mls
vegetable oil
salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
30
mls
concentrated chicken stock liquid
250
mls
water
120
mls
Sherry
Method
For the gnocchi
Preheat the oven to 200° Celsius
Place the potatoes onto a baking tray and bake for 1 and a half hours
Place a large pot of water onto boil
Cut the potatoes in half and scoop out the flesh
Push the flesh through a potato ricer into a bowl
Whisk the eggs and egg yolks until frothy
Add one tablespoon of the potatoes to the eggs and mix in well
Fold the egg mixture into the potatoes
Fold the flour into the potatoes
Season to taste
Turn out onto a well-floured surface and knead into a ball
Divide the ball into 8
Roll out each piece into a sausage shape about 1.5cm in diameter
Cut into 2.5cm pieces
Roll each piece across a knife or gnocchi board and place onto a well-floured tray
For the chicken and chorizo
Break down the chicken into 2 thighs, 2 breasts, 2 drumsticks setting aside the carcass and the wings
Skin the thighs, beasts and drumsticks and bone the thighs and drumsticks
Cut the flesh into large chunks and place into a large Ziploc bag
Add the lemon zest and juice and the garlic
Season generously
Add the Sedgwick’s Old Brown and seal the bag
Leave to marinade in the fridge for an hour
Remove the chicken from the marinade, discarding the marinade and the garlic
Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan
Sauté the onion and garlic until soft
Season and add the chicken
Seal the chicken and add the chorizo
Season and add the tomatoes
Once the tomatoes are cooked down adjust the seasoning
For the Sherry Sauce
Heat the oil in a large sauté pan
Brown the carcass, wings and all the trimmings from your chicken
Season to taste
Add the stock and the water and bring to the boil
Cover, reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes
Remove the chicken and add the Sedgwick’s Old Brown
Adjust the seasoning and increase the heat
Reduce until thickened
To serve
As soon as the gnocchi are all done, and your water is boiling, generously salt the water
Cook the gnocchi for 3 minutes
Remove and place into the pan with your Sedgwick’s Old Brown sauce
Toss to coat the gnocchi in the sauce
Place the gnocchi into a bowl and top with the chicken and chorizo
Add a generous amount of rocket to each bowl
Notes
Once blanched, you can toss the gnocchi in vegetable oil to prevent sticking if you don’t want to use them straight away. They can now be frozen.