Italian Gnocchi Recipe

We have already spoken many times about how important is for you to also know how to cook. It’s not something absolutely essential, but it’s always a great skill to have in hand. In the end, it’s one more reason for girls to feel more attracted to you. And, guys, it’s easier than you imagine!

If you don’t want to cook your Goulash (Pörkölt) with the traditional Spätzle you might want to check out this recipe. Ever tried Italian Gnocchi? These are of my favorite dishes around and, though they might look a bit complicated at the beginning, are really easy to cook.

Gnocchi are a second amazing compliment for the Pörkölt and are also a perfect if you compliment them with a great Italian sauce as a ragù or fileto, just to give you a few examples.

What do you need to make these Gnocchi? This recipe serves three persons.

3 Medium sized potatoes (and add one more per person)
1 egg
One or Two cups of flour

Be careful with the instructions because though Gnocchi are easy to make, it’s quite hard to make them get that perfect tenderness.

1- Put your potatoes on a pot full of water and let it boil. Don’t peel the potatoes just yet, throw them into the water just as you bought them. Let them be for a while – It will take about 40 minutes until they are ready, depending on the size of the potatoes. I prefer to let them boil in the pot without cover.

2- Potatoes will be ready once you can prick them with a fork and you can traverse through them without much resistance. Once they are done, get them out of the water and peel them.

3- Now make a puree out of the potatoes (that is, smash them) and break a whole egg over them. Don’t stir the egg; just mix it with the potatoes. This will make the mix quite humid and sticky, so add flour to make the dough have the right consistency.

4- Don’t add all the flour at the same time. Go slow, but keep it coming. This is the tricky part – The less flour you use, the more tender the gnocchi will be.

5- Once the dough is ready, break it up in long cylinders. Then cut them in small pieces and those will be your gnocchi. Gently powder these gnocchi with flour so they don’t stick to the table. Then, use the gnocchi tool (or a fork) if you want them to have stripes.

6- Get water boiling, salt it, put a teaspoon of olive oil and then throw in all the Gnocchi. Once the gnocchi start floating it means they are ready. Usually this takes only a minute or two. Don’t collate/drain the gnocchi, instead use some tool to take them out directly from the water and put them on a big dish.

7- Once the gnocchi are out of the water, mix with the sauce and enjoy this delicious meal!

For further reference, there are many, many videos on how to make gnocchi on YouTube. But be careful, many of them just don’t get it right!

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