| I remember well the site of my mother in the kitchen | | | | potatoes; however, you will have much better results if |
| rolling her wonderful potato gnocchi off of a fork and | | | | you use a ricer. 2.After they have slightly cooled, place |
| onto the counter. I would watch with great anticipation. I | | | | your riced potatoes onto your work surface or cutting |
| loved gnocchi, and my mother made the best. | | | | board and make a well in the center. Add your egg |
| Gnocchi in short , are potato dumplings or potato pasta | | | | and some flour and knead into a soft dough. Too |
| if you will. Many have tried and failed to make a good | | | | much flour will ruin your dish. You want to include just |
| batch of these tiny marvels. But the fact is, that | | | | enough to give you workable dough and no more. |
| gnocchi are not hard to make well if you know what | | | | 2. Now take your dough a handful at a time and roll it |
| you are doing. So without any further delay, here is the | | | | into a long rope about one inch in diameter on a floured |
| recipe for my mother's famous potato Gnocchi. | | | | surface. Cut the ropes into one-inch pieces. When you |
| INGREDIENTSo 8 potatoeso 2 cups all-purpose flouro | | | | have all your pieces cut, you're going to gently roll them |
| 1 Egg | | | | off the end of a fork with your thumb. This will give the |
| COOKING INSTRUCTIONS | | | | gnocchi a nice texture and shape. |
| Now must most people will start out by telling you to | | | | 3. Now, boil a pot of salted water add your gnocchi |
| boil your potatoes until they are tender. Well, my | | | | and give them an occasional stir. The cook rather |
| mother did that for a long time. Then one day she | | | | quickly - about 3 - 5 minutes. When the rise to the top |
| experimented and found that if you make your | | | | of the pot, they are done. |
| gnocchi from baked potatoes in stead of boiled | | | | 4. Drain the gnocchi and mix with your favorite sauce. |
| potatoes, the come out much lighter. | | | | Most people will have them with pomodoro sauce or |
| 1. Bake your potatoes until cooked and tender. There is | | | | meat sauce. I myself love them with a nice basil pesto |
| no need to over cook them. Scrape the inside of the | | | | and topped off with a dollop of ricotta cheese. |
| potatoes out and discard the skins. You can mash the | | | | |