Potato Gnocchi with Smoke Duck Bacon

Potato Gnocchi with Smoke Duck Bacon

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 lb (250 g) fresh asparagus;
  • 1/4 lb (125 g) smoke duck bacons (can be substituted with pancetta or regular bacons);
  • 1 lb (0.5 kg) potato gnocchi;
  • 1/2 cup sour cream;
  • Sea salt.

Recipe:

Serving for 4

  1. Clean and peel the tough part of the asparagus;
  2. Cut into 2" slices at a 30˚ angle;
  3. Put 2 quarts of water to a 4 quart pot;
  4. Add potato gnocchi to the salted boiling water;
  5. Cook until al dente;
  6. Add asparagus to potato gnocchi for a minute and turn off heat;
  7. Drain and put them in a bowl;
  8. Separate fat from the smoke duck bacons;
  9. Chop lean smoke duck bacons and set aside;
  10. Place fat in a sauté pan on medium high heat;
  11. Render the fat, i.e. let the fat becomes oil;
  12. Turn off heat;
  13. Add sour cream and chopped duck bacons to the bacon fat;
  14. Pour on asparagus and potato gnocchi and mix;
  15. Serve hot.

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