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Saturday, October 17, 2009

Gnocci

Here is the Gnocci recipe from our Culinary group!!

Ingredients:
4 medium potatoes
(can do half and half sweet potatoes and white potatoes
or you can do half cooked vegetable blend and potatoes)
4 eggs
flour

Directions:
1. Boil potatoes, strain, keeping 3 cups of water on reserve.
2. Mash potatoes, adding water as needed until smooth.
3. Place potatoes in fridge to cool down. This will make them easier to work with.
4. Mix up 4 eggs (use less if you want the gnocci softer)
5. Add eggs to potato mixture.
6. Add flour to make a workable texture.
7. Flour counter and keep mixing more flour into potato mixture on counter.
8. Roll out with rolling pin (add more flour if it won't roll)
9. Cut into pieces. (keep them well floured)
10. Boil a pot of water. Add pieces and when they rise they are done.
11. Strain and add to a tomato sauce.