Easy Gnocchi Recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is a healthier fat option.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Boil a pot of water and add a chef's pinch of salt.

Peel and cut about 500 grams of potatoes into halves or quarters.

Once the water is boiling, add the potatoes and boil for about 20 minutes until ready for mashing.

Drain the potatoes and let them dry out slightly.

Mash the hot potatoes with a standard potato masher until smooth, ensuring no lumps remain.

Let the mashed potatoes cool for about 5 minutes before mixing in the flour, salt, and pepper.

Add 175 grams of plain flour to the cooled mashed potatoes and mix with your hands until a dough forms.

Tip the dough onto a floured surface and adjust with more flour if it feels sticky.

Divide the dough into quarters and roll one quarter into a long tube about 2 centimeters thick.

Cut the tube into small pieces, about 1 inch long, yielding around 19 to 20 pieces.

Use a fork to press down on each piece to create ridges, then roll them off the fork.

Coat the shaped gnocchi in semolina to add texture.

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and add the gnocchi.

Cook the gnocchi for about 3 minutes, or until they float to the top of the water.

Once cooked, remove the gnocchi and cover them with marinara sauce.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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