Gnocchi with Gorgonzola Sauce ___

Gnocchi with Gorgonzola Sauce

Ingredients

For the Gnocchi:

  • 1 pound gnocchi, homemade preferably
  • 0.5 pound gorgonzola cheese
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 0.5 cup toasted almonds - crushed finely
  • black pepper

Directions

Cook the gnocchi in salted water.

In a saute` pan, add the heavy cream and let it get ward but do not bring to a boil.

Add the gorgonzola cheese, press down on it so that it breaks up and melts into the cream. Once the cheese has melted, let the sauce simmer al low heat for 3 minutes.

Add the cooked gnocchi to the sauce, raise the flame  and mix well for 2 minutes. If the sauce is too dry, add some pasta water.

Serve and garnish with black pepper and crushed almonds.