Gnocchi with tomato-vodka sauce

• 1 red onion, chopped
• 2–3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 3 T olive oil
• 1 T tomato paste
• 1 x 340 ml Woolworths passata rustica with basil bottle
• 2 T crème fraîche
• 4 T vodka
• 4 T Parmesan finely grated, plus extra for serving
• 1 x 400 g Woolworths gnocchi potato dumplings pack
• 1 T butter
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• fried basil leaves, to garnish
• 1 x 150 g Woolworths fior di latte tub, torn, for serving

1. Cook the onion and garlic in 2 T olive oil until softened and fragrant.

2. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute. Pour in the passata, cook for 1–2 minutes, then stir in the crème fraîche and vodka.

3. Simmer gently until the sauce thickens slightly. Stir through 2 T grated Parmesan and season to taste.

4. Meanwhile, pan-fry the gnocchi in the remaining olive oil and the butter over a medium heat until golden and crisp. Toss the gnocchi through the tomato sauce.

5. Serve topped with the fried basil leaves and fior di latte. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and season with black pepper.

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Photographer: Myburgh Du Plessis
Food assistant: Claire van Rooyen and Bianca Jones