HOMEMADE GNOCCHI
Homemade Gnocchi are a favourite for so many pasta lovers and when hand made by Nonna they are even more irresistible! Learn how to make gnocchi from scratch – Calabrese style – with Nonna Maria teaching a few tricks on how to keep homemade gnocchi light and fluffy.
Watch How to Make Homemade Gnocchi from scratch:
How to Make Homemade Gnocchi from Scratch with Nonna Maria | Gnocchi di Patate Calabrese Style
Ingredients: (NB: Nonna Maria cooked for a BIG family night so use a third of her portions for a family night)
10 potatoes
1 kilo plan flour
3 eggs
5L water
Utensils:
Wooden board for kneading the pasta dough
Knife
Tray
Cheese grater
Potato masher
Large pot
Method:
- To make Nonna Maria’s fresh gnocchi, boil the potatoes until they are nice and soft.
VINCENZO’S TIP: Don’t over boil the potatoes or they won’t be the right consistency for the gnocchi.
- Once boiled, peel the potatoes and squash them through the potato masher and onto a wooden board.
- Spread the potatoes out slightly using a fork to help them cool.
- Add three eggs to the potatoes and mix them through well using your hands.
- Then, add a sprinkle of salt to the gnocchi and continue to mix through.
- Get a handful of flour, sprinkle it on top and then mix it through by beginning to knead the dough.
- Continue this process until the gnocchi dough is no longer sticky.
NONNA MARIA’S TIP: Some of the dough will stick to your hands while you are kneading it, so just add some flour onto your hands and rub one with the other to remove it and add it to the gnocchi – nothing gets wasted in her kitchen!
- Once you are happy with the consistency, cut a small portion of the gnocchi dough and using the palms of your hands to just below the tips of your fingers, roll the dough into a long coil – make sure it’s not too thin!
- Then, using a sharp knife cut the coil into small pillow-like shapes, on a diagonal.
- Sprinkle added flour over each of the gnocchi and using a cheese grater, gently press each gnocchi into it until it creates a small gap in the bottom of the gnocchi. This will help them stay nice and soft once they cook through.
- Once finished, bring 5L of water to boil in a large pot and add the gnocchi in.
- When the gnocchi have risen to the top, wait a few seconds then gather them up a small portion at a time, using a large hand sieve/strainer.
How to Serve:
- Cook with a sauce of your choice…red is Nonna Maria favourite but a white sauce with porcini would also be sensational!
E ora si mangia, Vincenzo’s Plate…Enjoy!
Beautiful recipe as always my friend. So Glad to see more and more familiar faces here from Youtube.
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Love the video Vincenzo!! I might give it a go making them!!
Looks good! You are rockin it!
Looks delicious. Gonna give it a try!
Gnocchi is one of my absolute favorite dishes. Gonna have to try this recipe out!
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It looks very yumy, have to try this, i upvote and follow
Gnocci is one of my favorites. I've never attempted to make it though.
much appreciated !!! I love the old ways, following : )
Great post...upvoted & followed:))
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