Potato Gnocchi

Serves 4 65 min Added by Julian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QBn_MbktnQ

These guys make really good-looking gnocchi. You don't need no fancy gnocchi board, just a fork.

Ingredients

  • 1kg potatoes (old starchy bois - Agria is ideal)
  • Salt
  • Cornstarch 50g or so
  • Parmigiano Reggiano 30g
  • 1 egg yolk

Preparation

  1. Roast the potatoes for 40 mins or so in their skins - ideally cooking on a bed of rock salt to absorb the moisture
  2. When the potatoes have cooled for 10 mins or so, peel them and put them through the ricer twice.
  3. Lay out the potato mix flattish and add some of the cornflour, the egg yolk, the parmesan and a twist of salt
  4. Combine using a dough spatula and then knead lightly to combine. Don't over-knead.
  5. Roll up little balls and spread them over the back of a fork and then fold back over themselves. Voila!

Cook them in your preferred tomato sauce, ragu, baked in the oven etc.