Potato gnocchi in meat sauce, baked with cheddar cheese

Today we will prepare a delicious and unusual dish from the available ingredients - potato gnocchi in meat sauce with cheddar cheese. We will make the gnocchi from mashed potatoes, prepare the sauce based on ground beef, cream and pilati tomatoes (canned peeled tomatoes in their own juice). First, we will cook the dish in a frying pan, until cooked through in the oven, covering everything with cheddar cheese, which will give the gnocchi a creamy flavor.

Ingredients

• For gnocchi:
• Potatoes - 400 g
• Chicken yolks - 2 pcs.
• Wheat flour - 120 g (1 glass of 200 ml)
• Vegetable oil - 1 tbsp. a spoon
• Salt to taste
• Ground black pepper - to taste
• For the sauce:
• Pelati tomatoes (peeled, canned in their own juice) - 400 g
• Minced beef - 400 g
• Onions - 70 g
• Garlic - 2 cloves
• Meat broth - 100 ml
• Cream (20% fat) - 80 ml
• Cheddar cheese (toast) - 50 g
• Sweet mustard - 2 tsp
• Green onions - 15 g
• Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. spoons
• Salt to taste
• Ground black pepper - to taste

Directions

1. Prepare all the necessary foods according to the list.
2. Prepare the broth for the sauce in advance using the link in the list of ingredients.
3. Transfer the potatoes to a saucepan with water, boil for 25-30 minutes, until tender. It is necessary to cook potatoes in their uniforms so that they do not absorb excess moisture.
4. Peel warm potatoes and cut into small cubes.
5. Transfer the chopped potatoes to a bowl and mashed them.
6. Separate the whites from the yolks. The whites can be used for other dishes, and the yolks can be transferred to a bowl of potatoes. Add salt and pepper to taste, mix.
7. Now add flour to the puree.
8. First, you can stir the dough with a spoon, then transfer it to the work surface and knead it with your hands.
9. The result is a soft potato dough.
10. Divide the dough into 2 parts, roll up the sausages. Cut the dough sausages into portions.
11. Boil water in a saucepan, add a little salt and lower the dough pieces there. Cook the gnocchi from the moment it boils for 4 minutes.
12. Transfer the finished gnocchi to a plate, add 1 tbsp. spoon of vegetable oil and mix. Leave the gnocchi aside for a while.
13. Now prepare the sauce.
14. Peel the onion and cut into cubes.
15. Peel and chop the garlic with a knife.
16. Heat 2 tbsp in a skillet. tablespoons of oil, put onion and garlic there and fry for a few minutes, stirring occasionally.
17. Place the ground beef in the pan.
18. Fry the minced meat, stirring constantly and crushing it with a spatula, for 7-8 minutes. Add sweet mustard to the minced meat.
19. Pour the cream into the pan.
20. Add pilati tomatoes and broth there. Add salt and pepper to taste.
21. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer the sauce over low heat for 35-40 minutes.
22. Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
23. Rinse green onions and chop finely.
24. Now add gnocchi and green onions to the pan to the prepared sauce. Mix everything.
25. Place the gnocchi and sauce in a baking dish.
26. Top with cheddar cheese.
27. Bake the gnocchi at 180 degrees for 15 minutes.
28. As a result, we will have a rather juicy and appetizing dish - such gnocchi can be served on a festive table and surprise relatives on a weekend.
29. When serving, you can supplement the dish with fresh vegetables and your favorite herbs.
30. Bon Appetit!