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How to make gnocchi

Serves 4

21
STEPS
INGREDIENTS

Clean potatoes and boil them in salted water till they are soft...you can check if they are ready by poking them with the tip of a knife. If it cuts in easily, they are ready.

Clean potatoes and boil them in salted water till they are soft...you can check if they are ready by poking them with the tip of a knife. If it cuts in easily, they are ready.

Drain the potatoes,then cool them for 10 minutes. Remove the skin with a knife and mash the potatoes with a potato masher.NO BLENDER! Now add flour that should equal 1/4 of the amount of the potatoes.

Add one egg yolk...and a pince of salt

Add one egg yolk...and a pince of salt

Mix together using your hands working the dough for about 10 minutes until it's mixed together and you have a nice consistency.

Mix together using your hands working the dough for about 10 minutes until it's mixed together and you have a nice consistency.

Add more flour to the surface if needed and roll the mixture with your hands to reach 1 inch in diameter.

Add more flour to the surface if needed and roll the mixture with your hands to reach 1 inch in diameter.

Cut the roll into small pieces about 1inch long.

Cut the roll into small pieces about 1inch long.

Roll each piece on the back side of a fork to make the gnocchi groove.

Roll each piece on the back side of a fork to make the gnocchi groove.

When your ready to cook them, place them in salted boiling water until they float. 2-3 minutes

When your ready to cook them, place them in salted boiling water until they float. 2-3 minutes

  • 17.5oz Red potatoes
  • 4.5oz Flour
  • 1.0 Egg yolk
  • 1.0pch Salt