Name: Cacio e pepe gnocchi
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 16 min
Yield: 4-6 servings
Cuisine: Main Meals
Ingredients: cracked black pepper, plus 1 t for serving 20g,butter 50g,Woolworths gnocchi 500g,Parmigiano reggiano, grated, plus 30 g for serving 50g

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Serves 4

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cooking Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

For the white sauce:

2½ cups milk
1 bouquet garni
4 T butter
4 T flour
250 g Woolworths grated cheese (mozzarella, Emmenthal, Cheddar, Gouda, mature Cheddar)
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
500 g macaroni, cooked al dente
100 g Woolworths beechwood-smoked ham (optional), cubed
80 g Woolworths grated Emmental and Cheddar
25 g breadcrumbs
2 T butter, melted
basil pesto, for serving
baby basil leaves, to garnish

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C. To make the white sauce, gently heat the milk and bouquet garni in a saucepan until simmering. Remove from the heat.

2. Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the flour and mix to form a paste. Cook for 1 minute until it smells nutty. Slowly add the warmed milk, whisking continuously. Simmer for 5 minutes, or until thick. Add the grated cheese and season to taste.

3. Fold the cooked macaroni and ham (if using) into the sauce. Transfer to an ovenproof dish or divide between individual dishes. Sprinkle over the grated cheese and breadcrumbs and pour over the melted butter. Bake for 20–25 minutes, or until golden and bubbling.

4. Serve in warmed bowls, topped with basil pesto and fresh basil. Season to taste.

Photographs and video: Sadiqah Assur-Ismail
Recipes and production: Jacqueline Burgess
Food assistant: Ellah Maepa

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