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Directions:Once the potatoes have been cooked and cooled, push them through a potato ricer and finely rice them all. Place in large mixing bowl. Fill a large pot with salted water and bring to a full boil. Add flour, salt and pepper to potatoes and incorporate together. Add egg yolks. It will make soft dough. Cover to prevent drying out.
Flour a kitchen work surface or pastry cloth and using a handful of dough at a time, form into a log about as think as your finger. Cut small pieces from the log ¼ to ½ inch in size. Using a floured fork, roll gnocchi under fork to make fine score lines or use a gnocchi board to do this. Try to roll the ends of the gnocchi as you do this to gently round the cut edges instead of having sharp edges. Place prepared gnocchi into boiling water and cook until they float to the top. This only takes a few minutes. Watch them carefully as overcooked gnocchi become tough. Be careful not to add too many at one time, so they have plenty of room to move about as they cook. Remove gnocchi with slotted spoon and place in a large serving bowl with butter or olive oil at the bottom of the bowl. Gently toss gnocchi in the bowl as you add more to coat with butter or oil to prevent sticking. Serve immediately as a main dish or add your favorite red or white sauce, with or without meat or simply as a wonderful side. Great menu item to make with kids! |
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