Baked Vodka Sauce Gnocchi with Burrata

Name: Baked Vodka Sauce Gnocchi with Burrata
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 to 6 people
Ingredients: 1 cup reserved pasta water; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 shallot; 4 garlic cloves; kosher salt and pepper; ½ cup tomato paste; 3 tablespoons vodka; ⅓ cup heavy cream; ⅓ cup finely grated Parmesan cheese; 2 pounds uncooked gnocchi; 8 ounces burrata cheese; fresh basil

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Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings
4 to 6 people
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
American

Baked Vodka Sauce Gnocchi with Burrata

Kian Mendoza

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This baked vodka sauce gnocchi is such a dream meal! A super saucy, delicious vodka sauce baked full of cloud-like gnocchi pillows, topped with burrata cheese. Baked until bubbly and melty and delicious!

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Ingredients

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1 cup reserved pasta water, or substitution, listed below
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 shallot, diced
4 garlic cloves, minced
kosher salt and pepper
½ cup tomato paste
3 tablespoons vodka, (I like Tito’s)
⅓ cup heavy cream
⅓ cup finely grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for topping
2 pounds uncooked gnocchi
8 ounces burrata cheese, pulled apart
fresh basil, for topping

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
To make a starchy pasta water without cooking pasta, combine 1 cup of water with ½ teaspoon of cornstarch and ¼ teaspoon salt. Bring it to a boil in a saucepan, then turn off the heat!
Heat the butter in a 10 to 12-inch oven-safe saucepan or skillet over medium heat. Once melted, stir in the shallots and garlic with a big pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, until the onions soften. Add in the tomato paste and stir, cooking for 5 minutes. The color will darken - this is where the flavor is!
Stream in the vodka and stir, scraping the brown bits and flavor from the bottom. Stir in ½ cup of the reserved (or makeshift) pasta water. Stir in the heavy cream and parmesan, stirring until the cheese melts. Taste and season the sauce with more salt and pepper if needed.
Stir in the uncooked gnocchi. Pull apart the burrata cheese and place it all over the gnocchi. Sprinkle with parmesan.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the cheese is melty and bubbly. Serve, topped with parmesan and fresh basil.