Baked Semolina Gnocchi With Smoked Ham And Green Beans | Emerils.com

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons salt, plus more for cooking the beans
• 1 pound haricots verts or fresh green beans, stem ends trimmed, halved crosswise
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, plus 5 tablespoons softened
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup finely grated pecorino Romano cheese
• 1/2 cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
• 4 1/2 cups whole milk
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
• 1 1/4 cups semolina flour
• 2 ounces Maytag or other blue cheese
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped celery
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 8 ounces applewood- smoked or other smoked ham, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup all- purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock or canned low- sodium chicken broth