Ooooh.... sounds fancy! It's totally not. The sweet potato gnocchi was super easy. I didn't even use a food mill or strainer or anything for the potato, I just mashed it into the dumpling mixture. Other than a large sweet potato, the dough was flour, an egg, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. After they were boiled till they floated for a couple minutes, I put them in a pan with the sage browned butter to get a little color. Browned butter is just butter that has been cooked until it darkens in color and brings out an almost nutty flavor- just go slow and don't burn it! When the butter begins to brown, add whole sage leaves until they crisp and toss with the gnocchi.
The mix of spicy sweetness and savory herbness (that's not a word is it) was fantastic. The only thing I will change next time is the size of the gnocchi. I made them a bit too large. It was quite a mouthful.
I served these with some pork chops and homemade apple sauce. Too much brown for a well balanced plate, but still yummy!
