Gnocchi with Seco sauce
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Recipe type: Entree
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 medium red onion, chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon ají amarillo paste (optional)
  • 2 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
  • ½ red bell pepper, diced
  • ¾ cup cilantro leaves, blended with ¼ cup water
  • 1 cup vegetable stock
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 cup fava beans or green peas, cooked
  • 1 pound potato gnocchi
  • Parmesan cheese
Instructions
  1. Heat the vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring until very tender (about 5-7 minutes).
  2. Add ají amarillo paste, tomatoes, red bell pepper, cilantro paste, salt and pepper.
  3. Cook for 5 minutes.
  4. Add the vegetable stock, put the lid on, lower the heat to low, and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the cooked fava beans or green peas and keep warm.
  5. In the meantime cook the gnocchi in boiling salted water. They are ready when they float.
  6. Drain and combine with the sauce.
  7. Serve with Parmesan cheese.
Recipe by PERU DELIGHTS at https://perudelights.com/meatlessmondays-gnocchi-with-seco-sauce/