Gnocchetti with Shrimp and Curry

🧾 General Information

• Category: First Course
• Servings: 4
• Food cost target: 24–32%
• Service time: 6 minutes
• Difficulty: Medium

⚖️ Portion Sizes

• Gnocchetti: 180 g
• Peeled shrimp: 70 g
• Curry sauce: 60 ml
• Extra virgin olive oil: 5 ml
• Fresh herbs: as needed

🧾 Total Ingredients (4 servings)

• 700 g fresh gnocchetti
• 280 g peeled shrimp
• 200 ml fresh cream
• 80 ml light fish stock or water
• 12 g mild curry powder
• 20 ml extra virgin olive oil
• 1 small shallot
• lime zest as needed
• chives or fresh coriander
• salt
• pepper

⚙️ Base Preparation (Prep)

Curry Sauce

• Lightly sauté the shallot.
• Add curry, cream and stock.
• Reduce until creamy.
• Store at +4°C.

Shrimp

• Clean and peel the shrimp.
• Store covered at +4°C.
• Sear only at the moment of service.

👨‍🍳 Service Procedure

1. Reheat the curry sauce.
2. Cook the gnocchetti.
3. Quickly sear the shrimp in a pan.
4. Combine gnocchetti, sauce and shrimp.
5. Adjust consistency with a little cooking water.
6. Plate and finish with lime zest and fresh herbs.

🔑 Critical Control Points (CCP)

• Curry: balanced and not overpowering.
• Shrimp: short cooking time to maintain juiciness.
• Sauce: creamy but not heavy.
• Gnocchetti: avoid overcooking.

🍽️ Plating

• White soup plate.
• Gnocchetti arranged in the center with volume.
• Shrimp visible on top.
• Finish with:
  • lime zest
  • black pepper
  • fresh herbs

Premium Option

• light bisque
• shellfish powder
• parsley oil

💰 Estimated Food Cost

• Cost per portion: ~€1.68
• Recommended selling price: €12–16 depending on the venue

🔄 Menu Adaptability

• Bistro: modern first course with immediate appeal.
• Mid-range restaurant: elegant fusion proposal.
• Gourmet: ideal base to enrich with premium shellfish.

🧠 Professional Logic

Dish designed for:

• fast execution
• strong aromatic impact
• high premium perception

Final quality depends on the balance between spices, creaminess and shrimp cooking.