Our Favorite Gnocchi Recipe

Gnocchi and polenta are the traditional dishes of most of the mountain areas of northern Italy. In Veneto it is perhaps more popular than anywhere else in Italy.

Countless variants and recipes for Gnocchi exist and every Italian granny has her own particular special touch that makes her gnocchi the best in Italy.

To tell you the truth I think my mother makes the best gnocchi I have ever eaten and it is made like this recipe...

The Gnocchi recipe

Ingredients

2 pounds of baking potatoes

1 cup all purpose flour

1 Whole egg plus

1 Egg yolk, lightly beaten

2 tablespoons softened and unsalted butter

1 teaspoon Salt

Freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Tomato sauce (see our recipe for a good and easy one here)

Instructions

• Boil the potatoes in their jackets, drain, peel and put through a food mill. While the potatoes are still warm, blend in the flour, add the egg, egg yolk, butter and salt.

• Place the potato mixture on a floured board and knead lightly; the dough should be soft. Roll the dough in 1" thick sticks about 10" long. Cut each roll into 3/4" pieces. Rub each piece of dough lightly over the coarse side of a cheese grater.

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the gnocchi until they rise to the top of the water. If you leave them longer you end up with a soggy mess.

• Remove the gnocchi to a warm bowl. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, top with the tomato sauce, although you can also eat as is, and serve at once.

I hope you enjoy our gnocchi recipe. We keep adding new recipes to the site so please keep visiting and feel free to write to me if you are looking for a particular recipe. I will try my best to help. You can also search out our best recipes with our search engine below.

Maria

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