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Massimo Mele's Gnocchi with Slow Cooked Pork Cheeks, Onions and Pecorino

Name: Massimo Mele's Gnocchi with Slow Cooked Pork Cheeks, Onions and Pecorino
Total time: PT21600.0S
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 100 gram Extra-Virgin Olive Oil; 1 tablespoon Lard; 500 gram Pork Cheek; 1 cup Dry White Wine; 1 tablespoon Tomato Paste; 3 Bay Leaf; 3 kilogram White Onion; 120 gram Whole Milk; 500 gram Gnocchi; 1 Pork Rind; 1 clove Garlic; 7 Italian Flat-Leaf Parsley; to taste Parmesan Cheese; to taste Pecorino Romano Cheese; to taste Salt; to taste Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Recipe

A delicious gnocchi with slow cooked tender pork cheeks! Your taste buds are in a for a treat.

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A delicious gnocchi with slow cooked tender pork cheeks! Your taste buds are in a for a treat.

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6HRS

Total Time

$9.30

Cost Per Serving

Ingredients

Servings

4

us / metric

3.5 oz

Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

1 Tbsp

Lard

optional

1.1 lb

Pork Cheek

1 cup

Dry White Wine

1 Tbsp

Tomato Paste

3

Bay Leaves

18 3/4 cups

White Onions, thinly sliced

4 oz

Whole Milk

1.1 lb

Gnocchi

1

Pork Rind

1 clove

Garlic, sliced

7

Italian Flat-Leaf Parsley

to taste

Grated Parmesan Cheese

to taste

Grated Pecorino Romano Cheese

to taste

Salt

to taste

Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Nutrition Per Serving

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Calories

2126

Fat

146.4 g

Protein

77.0 g

Carbs

120.9 g

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step 1

Stretch out the slab of Pork Rind (1).

step 2

Sprinkle the slab with the Garlic (1 clove), Italian Flat-Leaf Parsley (7), Pecorino Romano Cheese (to taste), Parmesan Cheese (to taste), Salt (to taste), and Freshly Ground Black Pepper (to taste).

step 3

Roll up and tie with twine.

step 4

In a large saucepan heat the Extra-Virgin Olive Oil (3.5 oz) and Lard (1 Tbsp). Add the Pork Cheek (1.1 lb) and brown.

step 5

Deglaze with the Dry White Wine (1 cup) over high heat, scraping any bits from the bottom of the pan.

step 6

Lower the heat to medium and add the Tomato Paste (1 Tbsp) and Bay Leaves (3).

step 7

Cook for a few minutes to lightly toast the tomato paste.

step 8

Add the White Onions (18 3/4 cups) and Whole Milk (4 oz). Add the pork rind roll if using. Stir until everything is mixed together.

step 9

Cover with foil and cook on low heat until the onions no longer release any liquid.

step 10

Lower to a simmer and cook until the mixture becomes a thick sauce and the colour becomes amber (4-5 hours).

step 11

Remove the meat and slice/shred.

step 12

Add meat back to the sauce.

step 13

Cook Gnocchi (1.1 lb) according to instructions and then add to the sauce.

step 14

Garnish with a mix of Parmesan Cheese (to taste) and Pecorino Romano Cheese (to taste).