Gnocchi con Scampi {Gnocchi with Shrimp}
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Gnocchi con Scampi. Shrimp and Gnocchi two things that make me HAPPY! What’s not to love, soft pillowy balls of potato goodness, kissed with a spicy tomato sauce and garnished with shrimp. Swoon!
Can I just say these gnocchi were DELICIOUS. Light, airy, everything you’d want a gnocchi to be. Trader Joe’s isn’t exactly near my house but I’m going to try and make a trip at least once a month. I was impressed with everything I purchased on my first trip. These gnocchi will definitely be going back in my basket. They’re perfect for those week nights when I’m running behind and need a little help in the kitchen 
The gnocchi are amazing but the star of this dish is the sauce! It’s a light, slightly spicy shrimp sauce. It has an incredible amount of depth from all of the flavor building. You have shallot, garlic, tomatoes, cream, wine, brandy… I’m licking my lips just thinking about it. And then there are the shrimp. The succulent shrimp. Swoon!
This dish comes together fairly quickly {if you’re using the prepacked gnocchi} Make sure you time everything right, start your tomato based sauce, have your water boiling ready for the gnocchi {they only take a few minutes to cook} and of course a separate pan for the shrimp {again they don’t take long either} Then in the end everything comes together to form one happy family! And that’s a beautiful thing…
Baci!
{Adapted from the cookbook “Venezia” by Tessa Kiros}
What you’ll need:
14.5 ounces canned peeled tomatoes – diced
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 shallot – minced
2 garlic cloves – minced
1/2 cup dry white wine
pinch of Calabrian red pepper flakes
1 pound of large shrimp – deveined & peeled {tails on}
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 tablespoon brandy
1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon flat leaf Italian parsley – chopped
1 pound 1.6 ounce package of gnocchi {I used Trader Joe’s}
salt/pepper
What to do:
1. Into a large saute pan, add the olive oil and shallots and saute over medium heat until translucent. Stirring as necessary. Add the garlic stir well to combine and cook for approx 1 minute {do not let garlic burn}. Add the wine and cook until it has evaporated. Add the tomatoes, season with salt and pepper, and red pepper flakes. Stir to combine. Reduce heat to low and simmer for approx 10 – 15 minutes until you have a nice loose sauce, stirring as necessary. Add the cream at the end.
2. WHILE the sauce is cooking, put a large pot of well salted water onto boil. When boiling, add the gnocchi and cook until they float to the top. Once they’ve floated the to the top allow them to cook for approx 2 additional minutes and then remove with a slotted spoon and add gnocchi to sauce pan.
3. In a separate pan, about five minutes before the gnocchi is done melt the butter into a medium pan. Add scampi, season with a pinch of salt and cook until they are opaque. Take the pan off of the heat, add the brandy and ignite the pan {stand back so you don’t burn yourself} Once the alcohol has evaporated transfer the shrimp to the sauce pan with the gnocchi. Toss gently to combine.
4. If necessary add a little of the gnocchi water to loosen the sauce. Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.
Buon Appetito!
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Love gnocchis!
I have not attempted making my own gnocchi yet because I find the vacuum packed ones to make such quick meal on week nights when sauteed with a few other ingredients. Love the idea of shrimp as will my kids. Thanks for the idea! Looks delish!
Ahhhh me too. Gnocchi and shrimp…Gnocchi con scampi is heaven and your dish is fabulous!
Look at this beautiful dish! I was so excited when you said you were going to post this… and it really is stunning!
paula, you and your gnocchi do me in every time! this one sounds amazing…i love shrimp and they’re the perfect size for little bites!
Wonderful and sexy shrimp, the Caribbean red pepper flakes are a flavor plus!
Bon appetit!
=:~)
Gnocchi is awesome! I’ve made it on occasion, but there’s just something wonderful about the pre-packaged stuff. I think it’s the fact that there’s no slaving in the kitchen and no mess!
These look absolutely great!!!
Oh the love of Trader Joe’s. You know they have their own cookbook. I went in the other day for popped potato chips (for real, popped, not fried or baked) and left with 20 dollars worth.
This looks amazing!
goodevening from Italy,
I’m an italian foodie that likes to explore food blogs all over the net. Your pics and recipes are very nice. It happens to me to read lots of foreign people blogs displaying of what they think is italian cuisine (is not your case for this recipe cause even if it has your own touch this is quite a real italian recipe) that mistake italian ingredients. I would like to help you in this:
Shrimps are what we call gamberi
Prawns are what we call gamberoni o mazzancolle
Scampi actually are a kind of small lobsters tipical of mediterranean sea and atlantic coasts of europe, don’t know the english word for it, the french one is “langoustines”
So to be precise your recipe should be called “Gnocchi ai gamberoni” (judging by the pic that should be prwans)
Although my compliments for your really astonishing work
I surrender! xo
This looks amazing. I wish we had a trader joe’s by me! I can’t wait to make this!
I’ve never been a huge gnocchi fan but yours looks truly delicious. Maybe I ought to give it another shot!
Paula, I too LOVE Trader Joe’s and they’re wonderful gnoochi! And (God bless my heart) Trader Joe does happen to live right down the street from me! I’ve already told my hubs that I absolutely refuse to move anywhere where The Trader (as I like to call him) doesn’t live within a 3 mile radius.
Hey Paula,
This looks delicious! I haven’t had shrimp in a couple of weeks, so your post reminded me that I need to get some.
Enjoy what’s left of the weekend!
[K]
Your pictures are so gorgeous it makes me want to lick my monitor. This sounds delicious!
I LOVE it! The photos are making me crazy for it now.
That looks so good.
You are so amazing with the camera. Do you ever post how you do it?
Looks good! Good to know about the gnocchi. I like to make my own too but sometimes there is not enough time. I will check out the Trader Joes brand. Can’t wait to make this!
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