Gnocchi A La Nicoise ***** – Nana's Recipes

Ingredients

• * 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• * 4 ounces bacon, diced
• * 4 cloves garlic, smashed
• * 1/2 pound coarsely ground beef (look for “chili grind”)
• * 2 tablespoons brandy or red wine
• * 3 shallots, chopped
• * 1 cup diced carrots
• * 1 stalk celery, sliced
• * 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• * Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
• * 1 15-ounce can plum tomatoes
• * 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
• * 1 bay leaf
• * 2 1-inch strips orange peel
• * 2/3 cup nicoise olives, pitted and chopped
• * 1 package (about 1 pound) vacuum-packed gnocchi