Homemade Gnocchi Recipe
This delicious homemade gnocchi recipe is a great Italian classic made with a potato base.
Ingredients
- 2.5 pounds russet potatoes ~ 6 medium potatoes
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups of all-purpose flour plus more for dusting
- salt
Instructions
- Peel and boil the potatoes with a little salt.
- Mash the potatoes and allow them to cool slightly.
- Sprinkle a little flour on your work surface.
- Mound the mashed potatoes on the surface and create a well for the egg.
- Mix the egg into the potatoes.
- Add 2 cups of flour and mix with your hands. The consistency should be similar to a moist pie crust.
- Cut the dough into four pieces.
- Roll out one of the pieces about 1/2 inch thick.
- Cut into strips.
- Roll each strip then cut into bite-size pieces about 1 inch long.
- Use the back of a fork to press and roll the gnocchi to give it a design and a place to hold the sauce.
- Place the gnocchi on a baking sheet with wax paper or parchment and freeze.
- Continue working on the rest of the dough.
- After about 20 minutes you can remove the gnocchi from the freezer and place them in plastic bags or use them for dinner.
- To cook bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and drop in the frozen gnocchi.
- Boil the gnocchi until they float to the top and for 1 additional minute.
- Drain and serve with your favorite sauce.
Notes
I'm using a meat based red sauce here but a good marinara, pesto, brown butter or any pasta sauce would work with these tender yummy dumplings.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 381kcalCarbohydrates: 82gProtein: 11gFat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 115mgFiber: 7gSugar: 3g
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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