Shallot And Chive Parisienne Gnocchi

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 6 ounces unsalted butter
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons chopped chives
• 2 tablespoons sauteed finely chopped shallots
• 1 cup loosely packed shredded mozzarella cheese
• 5 -6 large eggs

Recipe

• 1 pate a choux method: melt butter in water with salt over med heat in a heavy bottomed saucepan.
• 2 when butter is melted, remove from heat. add flour and stir to combine.
• 3 when mixed, return to heat and cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly until batter gathers in a ball in the center of the pan.
• 4 remove from heat, let cool 5 minutes.
• 5 in a mixer, combine cooled mixture with shallots and chives. mix. with mixer running, add eggs one at a time, allowing them to be fully incorporated before adding the next one. mix mozzarella cheese into batter.
• 6 fill a pastry bag fitted with 5/8in. tip with batter.
• 7 pipe into simmering water, cutting each gnocchi at the pastry tip when they are approximately 1 inch long. allow to cook through.
• 8 drain on paper towels.
• 9 when all gnocchi have been cooked, heat a pan with oil. sauté gnocchi until browned.
• 10 serve with parmesan cheese.