Chef Philli Armitage-Mattin wowed the judges on MasterChef: The Professionals 2020. We interview her to find out about her new restaurant boxes, street food delivery service and found out how she’s been battling the boredom during lockdown.
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Here chef Philli gives us a recipe for you all to try out at home.
10 Ingredient Gnocchi with Pancetta and Brown Butter Sauce
Serves 2-3 portions
INGREDIENTS
400g shop bought mash potato
165g plain flour
25g Parmesan, grated finely
1 egg
100g pancetta or bacon lardons
50g butter
2 cloves garlic; peeled and left whole
10 sage or 5 sprigs thyme
Chives or parsley
Method
Mix mash potato with flour gradually, once incorporated add the egg and parmesan, it should dough. If needed, add another tbsp of flour
Divide the dough into 4, take out the 1 piece and roll into a long sausage
Cut the dough into 10cm pieces
Do the same with the remaining dough
Put a large pan on salted water on to boil
Cook the pancetta or lardons in a dry large frying pan on medium heat add the hard herbs and allow the pork fat to render and get crisp gradually
Blanch the gnocchi in batches making sure not to over crowd the pan in the salted water for 2 mins or until they rise to the surface
Remove the Gnocchi with a slotted spoon and add to the bacon frying pan. Finish with soft herbs and more grated parmesan.
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