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Homemade Potato Gnocchi Recipe

Homemade Potato Gnocchi

The recipe for making perfect homemade gnocchi, so nice and soft that I have never tried anywhere else.
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 55 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine Italian
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 kg yellow potatoes
  • 250 g all purpose flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 50 ml oil
  • 5 g salt
  • all purpose flour for rolling

For cooking:

  • a pinch of salt
  • 1-2 tablespoons oil for topping the cooked gnocchi

Instructions
 

  • Place the potatoes in their skins in cold water, add a pinch of salt and cook for about 50 minutes (be sure to check with a fork that they are cooked).
  • Strain the potatoes and peal them off while they are still hot.
  • Cut it into smaller pieces, and mash them with the masher or crash it.
  • Leave in the bowl to cool.
  • Spread the cooled potatoes on the base and make a hole in the middle.
  • Put the flour, eggs, oil and salt inside and quickly knead the dough and make a ball.
  • Divide the ball into four parts.
  • From each part, make a roll about 1.5 centimeters thick.
  • Then cut the gnocchi about 2 centimeters long.
  • Make each gnocchi into a ball, then gently press it with a fork to create grooves and fold it over (details in the video)
  • In this way, the gnocchi will absorb the sauce better.
  • Put salted water in a bowl on the stove to boil.
  • Add the gnocchi and cook until they rise to the surface.
  • Before serving, add up to two tablespoons of oil.
  • They are served with some juice or sauce.
  • Raw gnocchi are also very suitable for freezing, place each piece so that it does not touch the other one on a solid surface, and when frozen put it in a bag and return back in the freezer.
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