Seafood Gnocchi with White Wine Sauce
Yields: 4 servings
This easy seafood gnocchi is a delicious dinner made with tender gnocchi, succulent shrimp, and rich crab meat, all tossed in a cheesy white wine cream sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 pound gnocchi
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 2 shallots, chopped
- 1 1/2 cup white wine, divided
- 1 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 cup shredded parmigiano reggiano cheese
- 12 ounce cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined, tail optional
- 12 ounce crab meat, fresh or canned
Instructions
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, bring water to a boil and cook gnocchi per package directions. Once done, place gnocchi in a bowl and cover with a paper towel. Set bowl aside.1 pound gnocchi
- In a large skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Add shallots to skillet and cook until pale and tender, about 3-5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for another 2 minutes.2 tablespoon unsalted butter, 2 shallots, 2 tablespoon fresh minced garlic
- Pour 1 cup of white wine into the skillet and let simmer, stirring frequently, until reduced by half, about 5-8 minutes. Pour in remaining 1/2 cup of wine and let simmer for another 2 minutes.1 1/2 cup white wine
- Add heavy whipping cream to skillet and let simmer for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.1 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- Remove saucepan from heat. Pour sauce through a mesh strainer into a medium bowl, so that garlic and shallots are removed and discarded. Pour strained sauce back into the saucepan and warm over medium heat.
- Stir in parmigiano reggiano cheese and lemon juice, then allow to simmer for another 5 minutes, stirring frequently.2 cup shredded parmigiano reggiano cheese, 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- Add cooked shrimp, crab meat, and gnocchi to sauce. Continue to cook for another 5-7 minutes or until meat and gnocchi are heated through.12 ounce cooked shrimp, 12 ounce crab meat
- Serve immediately with parsley as garnish.