Japanese Sweet Potato Gnocchi

This is one of my favorite dishes right now! I’m going to give you the recipe on how I made the gnocchi, as well as the butter sauce and how I cooked the broccolini. Also, you can make this and buy store bought gnocchi if you don’t have the time. Just remember to always buy quality. The Blue Zone, Okinawa Japan and their Japanese sweet potato inspired me to make this dish. I added the egg yolk to marry with the butter sauce I made, which coats beautifully on the gnocchi. I also of course added fresh parmesan. We are Parmesan addicts in this house. If you would like to do the video of me making the gnocchi and follow along with all my recipes and healthy lifestyle tips on my Instagram is the place you can always find me. I also am regular at posting my recipes on Pinterest so you can easily Pin my recipes to your recipe folder! Yay, so now lets learn about the Japanese sweet potato, my Blue Zone Inspiration and get all the recipe details.

Blue Zones Inspiration

The Blue Zones intrigued greatly, especially Okinawa. But the most important things I have learned about these Blue Zones is that they have a strong community, they are active through life and they eat whole nutrient rich foods. So, lets not forget to nourish all those aspects of our lives.

The Purple Japanese Sweet Potato: Health Facts

The purple sweet potato is super popular in Okinawa and is known as “beni-imo” (紅芋). It was bred for its unique color, flavor, and health benefits. These health benefits are: being rich in vitamins A and C, which are essential for immune function, skin health, and vision. The anthocyanins that give the potato its purple color also provide antioxidant properties, which can help reduce inflammation and protect against chronic diseases. Additionally, they are a good source of dietary fiber, aiding in digestion and promoting gut health. So, not only are they extremely nutrient-dense they are incredibly tasty, especially in their gnocchi form!

The Ingredients:

Ingredients:

For the gnocchi:
1 Purple Japanese Sweet Potato
2 Cup of flour
(Extra flour on the side for shaping)

Butter sauce:
1 clove of minced garlic
1 tbsp fresh rosemary chopped
2 tbsp of butter

Topping:
Fresh Parmesan
Egg yolk
Broccolini (steamed then sautéed in olive oil salt and pepper)

Method:

First off, make sure you buy the sweet potato that is purple on the inside, I got mine from whole foods. This is critical for this recipe. Next we are going to peel the sweet potato, cut it into 3-4 large pieces and boil it till it gets soft.
Now you are going to strain the sweet potato and mash it well with a fork in a bowl till it’s completely mashed.
Add the flour little by little, working the dough till the flour is completely combined.
You should have a nice dough ball that is not sticky. Cut that dough into 4 pieces.

Flour one of the pieces lightly and start to roll till the dough is the girth of your middle finger (give or take). The video is helpful for reference.
Now you are going to use a knife or scrapper to cut the dough to make nice little pillows.

Now they are ready to be frozen and stored or make to eat.

To cook:
Bring a large pot of water with a splash of olive oil to a boil. Once it is boiling add the gnocchi till they start to float. Strain them out.
In a large sauce pan, melt butter, add garlic and rosemary. When the butter sauce starts to be fragrant add the gnocchi and sauté till the sides of the gnocchi till it gets lightly brown.

For the broccolini:
Add olive oil to a pan with salt and pepper. Add a splash of water and your broccolini. Place the lip on top and steam for about 5 minutes till the broccolini is a bit soft.
Then remove the lid and let the broccolini brown a bit.

Add the broccolini, gnocchi and egg yolk to your dish. Grate some fresh parmesan on top.
You are done!! Le me know if your enjoyed this or what you thought.!

Please enjoy this nutrient dense recipe and thank you for being here.

Other Recipes to Try:

-My super tasty medjool date bark! Seriously so good.
-The low carb Zucchini Lasagna, my favorite!
-Japanese Sweet Potato with Butter Herb Sauce – Like so flavorful.
-Homemade Tortillas, for every home.
-My husbands Favorite – Slow Cooked Pork Tacos.