Sauce for sweet potato gnocchi?

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Hi guys,

I made a big batch of sweet potato gnocchi this weekend, and after the initial victory dinner, froze the remaining uncooked gnocchi for later use. 

Here's the twist: I'm kind of tired of the standard butter-based sauces everyone seems to use. I also don't like to add sweetness to sweet potatoes, which rules out all the maple syrup, etc, branch of sauces. Plus I'm vegetarian (though not vegan).

So, with allllllll that in mind, what would you recommend, sauce-wise?

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I like sweet potato gnocchi w/ brown butter and Sage in the fall. Pretty classic pairing.

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for new ideas, i'll often go to a site with recipes for the basic veggie or protein, to get some "fresh" ideas for pairing flavors. here is a site for sweet potatoes that i'm going to look around for new combinations. http://www.ncsweetpotatoes.com/component/garyscookbook/

i'll also look for "foreign" ideas -- as those pairings quite often surprise me with interesting combos that would never have crossed my mind. one thing in the "latin flavors" link i just noticed was a pairing with tomatillos in a "mole" for shrimp tacos: http://www.ncsweetpotatoes.com/component/garyscookbook/index.php?option=com_garyscookbook&Itemid=0&func=detail&id=145

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here is a bbc site where you can sort the sweet potato recipes by cuisine: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/search.do?keywords=sweet+potato

here is a greek pairing with fennel and feta. that is interesting, huh? i'm still working that out in my mind's taste buds. ;-). http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/search.do?filterItem=cuisine17&keywords=sweet+potato

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Sweet potato gnocchi would be great with walnuts, olive oil, garlic, parsley and marjoram, salt, pepper and grana padano or pecorino romano, prepared in a pesto like fashion in a mortar and pestle or blender. I toast the walnuts first. Sounds heavy but it is not.

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my friend's restaurant used to serve them quick fried with creole sauce as an appetizer. of course it was a cajun place.

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I do a carbonara like one w/ bacon or pancetta but you could leave it out. I have when I'm out and it still tastes good.

I was thinking a spicy sauce, like an herbed olive oil w/ chipotle, would be good.

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How about a Thai peanut sauce?

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I just had a thought, what about going light and making a saffron broth and 'garnish' with some chantrelles or some other mushroom and a few asparagus. (saffron would bring out the natural sweetness of the sweet potato, and it would balance out with the earthy/meaty flavor of a mushroom)

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Mushroom cream sauce, with/without cheese.
A cream sauce with nuts, chives, and dried cranberries.

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Anybody have ideas for sauces without dairy? I can't do the cheese/butter/cream thing....

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You can do a Sage Brown Butter Cream sauce, with toasted pine nuts and spinach. I would suggest adding in a nice Small diced butternut squash or sweet potato (Blanch after dicing) and some cherry tomatoes for extra flavor and color. If I have a chance to make some myself ill post a picture so you can see what I may be taking about. I have some cooked sweet potatoes in my freezer right now. Ill make some this week and put it up.

AHAHA I just saw how old this post was but it still stands...lol

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Gnocchi help!!
I made gnocchi which was supposed to be frozen. My mom put it in garage ( very cold here) but it didn't freeze. She then put it in freezer on sheets but left overnight instead of 2 hours to bag. Looks freezer burnt and I am so upset. Do I need to throw it all out and start over? The dish is complex and I really needed them done ahead. Won't serve crap gnocchi. Please help!!

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