Sweet Potato Gnocchi

1. Take the sweet potatoes and prick them all over with a fork. Get them onto a microwave safe plate and microwave them for about 12 minutes, until they are completely tender and mashable. Cut them in half, set them aside and let them cool.

2. Once they are cool, scoop the filling out of the skin right into a large bowl. Discard the skins. Add the quinoa flour, Parmesan, ricotta, mascarpone, roasted garlic, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and crushed red pepper. Stir all of that together to combine, then bring it all together into a ball with clean hands. Knead the ball of dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth and uniform.

3. Cut the ball of dough into 8 equal pieces. Take the first piece and gently use the palms of your hands to roll it back and forth until it becomes a long, thin log of dough. Cut the log into 1 inch pieces. Roll each piece over the back of a fork to make the signature gnocchi ridges. Transfer the pieces to a tray lined with parchment paper. Repeat the process with the remaining 7 pieces of gnocchi dough. Once all of the gnocchi are made set the tray aside.

4. Get a large pot of salted water on the stove to boil for the gnocchi. Then get a large rondeau pan out and start to make the sun-dried tomato broth. Heat the olive oil in the rondeau pan over medium high heat. Add the sage and roasted garlic to let them get fragrant for a minute. Then add the sun-dried tomatoes with the oil they were packed in, the mushrooms, capers, white wine and Parmesan. Bring the mixture to a boil then reduce it to a low simmer and let it cook for 15 minutes.

5. The water should be boiling when the broth is done. Gently pour the gnocchi into the boiling water to cook for just a minute or two. Then drain them and pour the gnocchi into the pan with the sun-dried tomato broth. Give it all a big stir, then turn off the heat.

6. Scoop the gnocchi into bowls and top them with additional chopped sage for garnish. Serve immediately and enjoy the goodness friends!

Note:
To roast garlic, preheat the oven to 400 F. Cut the top off of a whole head of garlic to expose the tops of the cloves and drizzle the top with olive oil. Wrap it in foil and get it into the oven to roast for an hour. That’s it! It will keep for weeks and is fantastic in so many dishes.