Scallops and Gnocchi in a Creamy Tomato Sauce

Bay scallops and tender potato gnocchi swimming together in a creamy tomato basil garlic sauce

Prep Time45

Cook Time25

bake the potatoes2

Total Time3 10

Servings: servings

Calories: 696kcal

Bring the oven to 375. Use a fork to pierce the potatoes in a few places. Coat the potatoes in olive oil and place on a pan. Bake about an hour and a half to two hours until fork tender. Remove from heat.
Peel the potatoes and run them through a potato ricer
Add in about 1/2 cup of flour, the egg, and a pinch of salt. Stir together until it starts to form a dough. Pour onto a counter top or dough board with more flour on the surface. Start to knead and as it comes together, add more flour if needed. Do not over knead. Rest the dough for about a half hour.
Split the dough in half and roll each half out into a long snake about 1 inch round. Use a spatula or butter knife to cut 1 inch segments of dough from the snake.
With plenty of flour and a gnocchi board, one by one use your thumb to press the dough into a gnocchi board while sliding downwards to cause the gnocchi to roll up into a traditional gnocchi shape.

Bring a pot of water to a boil with plenty of salt.
Boil the gnocchi until tender and floating, about 5 minutes.
Preheat a large frying pan to high heat with some olive oil. Add cooked gnocchi and toss to lightly fry on all sides. This step also helps them get coated in oil and not stick together, but you need to be gentle and toss them well.
Slide the gnocchi to one side of the pan and add in the scallops evenly to the other side. Cook for about 3-5 minutes without touching them in an attempt to get some color on one side of the scallops. With scallops this small, it isnt really possible to hard sear on both sides without overcooking them. We just want a little caramelization.
Season the scallops with a good pinch of salt, then add the butter, garlic, and black pepper to the pan. Toss everything together and cook 1 minute.
Add the tomatoes to the pan and cook 1 minute. Add the cream to the pan as well as the basil and chili flakes and cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat and serve!