Gnocchi are a traditional pasta from Italy, made with potatoes. This is the recipe we do in Umbria. Done by ourselves! More about on our blog: http://umbrialoversblog.blogspot.com

1. Let’s Do
GNOCCHI

2. Gnocchi are really age-old and they're made in all italian regions,
in different shapes, sizes, ingredients and condiments. It is a
simple yet difficult recipe, the risk is to make them too soft and
therefore everyone stick to each other, obtaining a single gnocco.
The other risk is to crush them, you have to be very delicate with
this recipe. This is our way:
ingredients for 4 hungry people:
500 gr flour (type 0)
1,2 kg potatoes
tip: better if you have same
sized potatoes

3. peel the potatoes and cut them in half

4. put them in a saucepan. water cold and salt (1 teaspoon), bring to boil.
in the meantime prepare a "volcano" of flour

5. once potatoes are soft
and cooked,
strain them and mince
with a food mill

6. ingredients are ready to be kneaded, just add a pinch of salt

7. work the dought quickly and shortly, until it'll be homogeneous
it get too soft if you work it too long, and gnocchi risk to stick to themselves

8. cut the dought in pieces, in the meantime boil the water

9. take one of the dought pieces and work it to create "tubes" with
2 cm of diameter

10. sprinkle some flour on them

11. cut the "tubes" in 3cm long pieces, you're creating the Gnocchi!

12. once you've cut all your "tubes", move delicately the gnocchi to
avoid them to stick. then, put them on a plate

13. repeat the steps until you've finished the dought

14. water is boiling, put salt in it (as you do for pasta) and push the
gnocchi inside (without crush them)

15. they're ready when they float (quick cook 3-4 min)
tip: turn them very delicately with the back of the wooden spoon

16. before (or during) the process, you'll have prepared a delicious
tomato sauce (or ragu or mushrooms or fish or 4cheeses)

17. strain gnocchi with delicacy, be careful to do not crush them, and
put them in the sauce, adding parmisan cheese

18. mix them, to have the sauce in everyone... they're delicious!

19. serve them with a good red wine and Buon Appetito!

20. Thanks for watching
hope you’ll enjoy your Gnocchi!
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