Gnocchi (Italian Potato Dumplings)
Source of Recipe
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Recipe Introduction
You can make gnocchi (dumplings) from a number of wonderful
combinations. Try adding spinach, different cheeses, cooked bacon, sautéed
mushrooms, onions, or garlic to this recipe, or to the potatoes while they
cook and then are mashed. Also think about using up leftovers in this
recipe. You can throw in some leftover creamed corn or spinach, or some
ricotta spinach mixture left over from making lasagna or ravioli. You can
also change the sauces that this is served with.
List of Ingredients
2 pounds of cooked, mashed potatoes
1 egg
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 to 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Bread cubes
1 tablespoon salt
6 cups of boiling water
Cheese Sauce (recipe follows)
Recipe
1. Place mashed potatoes in a large bowl and beat in egg, garlic, 2
tsp. salt and the nutmeg. Stir in enough flour, 1/2 cup at a time, o make
the dough easy to handle. Pinch off 1 inch pieces at a time shape
around each bread cube into a ball.
2. Stir 1-tablespoon salt into boiling water in a 3-quart saucepan.
Place dumplings, 20 at a time, in the water, Cook uncovered over medium
hear until dumplings rise to the surface, about 3 minutes. Remove with
slotted spoon; keep warm. Prepare Cheese sauce. Stir in dumplings
carefully into sauce; heat over low heat until hot.
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