Receta Recipe of the Week - Gnocchi
Recipe of the Week – Gnocchi
November 17, 2014 at 9:11 am
From the Starch / Pasta Collection at emealsforyou.com.
Gnocchi
We were looking for something a little different for dinner the other night after a full day of shopping. Exhausted, we returned home and remembered we had some (stew) Beef Bourguignon in the freezer but were tired of the usual mashed potatoes. Gnocchi are an easy substitute that makes a normal leftover meal into something special. I have no problem mixing a French main meal with an Italian side.
Although at first blush the recipe looks a bit complicated, once you get into it you will find it goes pretty quickly. Gnocchi can be used as an entrée or a side. Sauce them with whatever you have available or make a simple brown butter sauce. If you like softer gnocchi take them out of the pot after 3 minutes; for firmer gnocchi cook them a little longer.
Gnocchi
Recipe Summary
Complexity:
Easy
Serves:
1
Category:
Starch / Pasta
Meal:
N/A
3
medium
potatoes, baked
2
Tb
salt, kosher
2
- cups
- flour, all purpose, divided
1
large
egg, lightly beaten
Bake and peel potatoes. Mashed them and stir in salt. Spread 1/4th of the flour on a flat work surface. Add potatoes. Make a well in center and pour in the beaten egg. Begin to mix in and add more flour as needed; this will be very sticky at first. Continue to add flour and kneed until a dough forms. cut into 4 pieces; roll each piece into a log the size of a quarter. Cinto3/4th inch slices. Place remaining flour on a baking sheet. With a fork held upside down in one hand; roll each piece across the tines, pushing down with your thumb to form grooves. Drop each pieces onto the baking sheet. Shake the baking sheet to coat each gnocchi with flour. Drop the gnocchi into a large pot of rapidly boiling , salted water. Once they float allow to cook 3 -5 minutes more than remove to an ice bath. May be frozen at this point. Reheat in hot water. Sauce with brown butter sauce, tomato sauce or gravy.
If you like these gnocchi try the Lemon Gnocchi at emealsforyou.com.
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