Maple Caramelized Gnocchi with Tomato Sauce

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Recipe — Maple Caramelized Gnocchi with Tomato Sauce
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Featuring Maple Syrup
4 portions
Metric Imperial

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup (preferably golden syrup for its delicate flavour)
  • 450 g (1 lb) vacuum pack of gnocchi
  • 2 cups homemade or store-bought tomato sauce
  • Salt and ground pepper, to taste
  • Basil leaves, chopped, to taste
  • Parmesan, grated or flakes, to taste

Method

  1. Heat oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Sauté onion and garlic for a few seconds. Add maple syrup and gnocchi, reduce heat, and caramelize for 5 minutes or until gnocchi is crisp and Golden. Stir often to ensure all sides are nicely caramelized.
  2. Add the tomato sauce and cook 5 minutes while stirring.
  3. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Just before serving, sprinkle with basil leaves and garnish with Parmesan, if desired.

The Quebec Maple Syrup Producers are not in any way responsible for the identification or presence of allergens in recipes or for the classification of any recipe as vegetarian or vegan.

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Maple syrup comes in four classifications, according to colour and taste.

At the start of sugaring season, syrup is generally clear, with a lightly sweet taste. It becomes darker and caramelized as the season goes on.

An unopened can of maple syrup keeps for many years.

Once the can is opened, syrup should be kept in an airtight container in a cool place.

100% pure maple butter contains no butter or dairy.

Like all 100% pure maple products, maple butter comes from the sap of the maple tree… and that’s all.