How to Make Gnocchi Cooking Class w/Chef Gary Nguyen

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: cauliflower

Sweet potatoes add nutrients while cauliflower reduces carbs.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds umami flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats and a distinct flavor.

egg

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: silken tofu

Flaxseed meal is a vegan alternative that binds ingredients.

Preheat the oven to 375°F.

Boil 4 ounces of water in a pot and add a pinch of kosher salt.

Turn off the heat after the water is boiling.

Add 1 cup of potato flakes to the boiled water and stir with a wooden spoon.

Cut 3 tablespoons of butter and add it to the potato mixture, stirring until melted.

Transfer the potato mixture to a large mixing bowl.

Grate parmesan cheese into the bowl, using a generous amount.

Add a crack of fresh black peppercorn to the mixture.

Drizzle in some extra virgin olive oil.

Gradually add ½ cup of gluten-free baking flour to the mixture, folding it in slowly to avoid overworking the dough.

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