Cheese, Egg, and Cream Based Recipes - Cheese Gnocchi

  
 

Cheese, Egg, and Cream Based Recipes - Cheese Gnocchi

Ingredients                                                                            

  • 600 ml/1 pt/2 1/2 cups milk

  • 1 onion

  • 2 whole cloves

  • 1 bay leaf

  • 100 g/4 oz/2/3 cup semolina (cream of wheat)

  • 175 g/6 oz Cheddar cheese, grated

  • 30 ml/2 tbsp chopped parsley

  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • Tabasco sauce

  • 1 egg, beaten

  • 100 g/4 oz/1 cup dried breadcrumbs

  • Oil for deep-frying

Method:

  1. Put the milk in a saucepan. Stud the onion with the cloves and place in the milk with the bay leaf.

  2. Bring to the boil, remove from the heat and leave to infuse for 15 minutes. Strain and return to the saucepan.

  3. Blend in the semolina. Bring to the boil, stirring all the time, and cook for about 5 minutes until thick, stirring all the time.

  4. Remove from the heat and stir in the cheese and parsley. Season well with salt and pepper and a few drops of Tabasco.

  5. Spread the mixture on to a wetted cold dinner plate to make a round and chill for 2 hours.

  6. Cut into wedges, dip in the beaten egg then the breadcrumbs and deep-fry in hot oil until crisp and golden. Drain on kitchen paper and serve hot.