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How to Make Potato Gnocchi
Simple but so satisfying. Making Italian Potato Gnocchi from scratch only requires 3 simple ingredients and are guaranteed to wow your guests!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings:
8
Calories:
241 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 kg floury potato Russet, Yukon Gold, Vitelotte, etc
- 300 g plain flour plus extra if needed
- 1 egg beaten, small, free-range
- sea salt a pinch
Instructions
- Boil the potatoes whole and unpeeled until fork-tender, about 20-30 minutes.
- Cut each potato lengthwise, and using a spoon, scoop potato flesh into a ricer fitted with the finest disk. Press the potato flesh onto a clean work surface, spreading it into an even layer, and season with a pinch of salt.
- Mix in ½ the amount of the flour, then add ½ the egg and knead. Repeat one more time, kneading the dough gently, and incorporating the remaining flour until you the dough reaches a soft but compact consistency.
- Slice a small portion of dough and gently roll into a thread about ½ inch thick.
- Cut the thread into 1-inch thick logs, then make an indent with your index finger and roll each gnocco on a gnocchi board, or "mark" them on the tines of a fork.
- Transfer gnocchi to a well-floured baking tray and repeat with remaining dough.
- Cook gnocchi in lightly salted soft-boiling water, for 1-2 minutes until they rise on the surface,
- Spoon them out with a slotted spoon, mix them with your favorite sauce and serve.
- if you don't intend to boil the gnocchi right away, you should freeze them in a single layer (see notes), and then drop them frozen directly into the boiling water when needed.
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Notes
- To freeze potato gnocchi:
- Simply line them up on a baking sheet, pop them in the freezer for a few hours, then divide them into freezing bags and store them back in the freezer until needed.
Nutrition Information
Calories
241kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
50g
(17%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.3g
(2%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
(2%)
Monounsaturated Fat
0.2g
(1%)
Trans Fat
0.003g
(0%)
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
16mg
(1%)
Potassium
574mg
(12%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
32IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
25mg
(28%)
Calcium
24mg
(2%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 241
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 241kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 50g | 17% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Trans Fat | 0.003g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 16mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 574mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 32IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 25mg | 28% |
| Calcium | 24mg | 2% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.