How to Make Potato Gnocchi

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How to Make Potato Gnocchi

Special thanks to Juan Leon and Long Xiong

Chez Fred

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Get some Idaho potatoes

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Put some salt in a tray

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Wash the potatoes

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Put them on top of the salt

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Put the potatoes in the oven for a couple of hours at 350. To check if they are fully cooked, just poke them with a knife and if goes trough easily then it's ready.

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When they are ready take them off

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Peel while they are hot.

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Save the skins for snack... Drizzle some olive oil and crack some pepper.

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Mush the potatoes. You can always use a fork

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And let them cool for a couple of minutes.

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Get your flour, eggs and salt ready. In this case you just need the yolks

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Put flour on the work surface and take the potatoes out of the bowl

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Add the yolks, three work just fine. And some flour. Be confident.

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Work it for a little bit

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but not too much. Just until the ingredients are well mixed

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Check test

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Cut it

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Roll it like the video

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Cut one

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Put it in boiling water to see if holds the shape. If it does, you made it! It's cooked when floats

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With both hands

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Do a lot of little balls

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You can use a gnocchi board

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Or a fork.

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And make a lot of them.

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Cook them in boiling water seasoned with salt

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Put some olive oil in a plate

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The cooked ones start to float

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Take them off and place them on the greasy plate.

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Almost there.. At this point you can freeze them and use later

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Really hot pan

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Get some butter ready

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And sage or any other herb of your preference

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Add oil to the pan and drop the gnocchi

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If you feel confident enough

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Let them get some color

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Like this

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Add the butter... A good amount always high heat

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Bubbles

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Get your plate

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The butter starts to brown and has a nutty smell

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Add your sage or any other herb. Fry to release the aroma.

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Would look like this

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Pour it

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The foam goes away

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Grate some Parmesan cheese on top and eat it.

You're Done

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Chez Fred

New York, NY

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Great step by step instructions . You make it look so simple .yumm!!!

Ann Siegel 4 months ago

Soooo good,thank you to sharing your recipe!

Julia Gao 4 months ago

Gorgeous guide... You do eat like a king, as that guy commented on another guide of yours, you must be very lucky to fit thru the door 😜 Interesting approach on cooking the pasta, I have never ever thought of frying them, they looked AMAZING!!!

Alina Alina 5 months ago

My grandmother used to make these in a tomato based and braised beef short rib sauce with green peppers & other things. I can't remember the recipe but last made it with her when I was 12. She called them knock-outs. Does anyone else know of this recipe?

Angel Peterson 6 months ago

Thanks a lot. Looks so delicious and I Will certainly add them to my dietscheme😊

Ann-Mari Petersen 6 months ago

Does this look yummy or what! *drools*

Kim . 8 months ago

Thanks a lot! I love your guides!

Irina Romanova 10 months ago

???? Canbi peel and boil the potatoes to make this quicker or must i bake them??! 

Kat Goodrich 11 months ago

I had to come back to this guide. Really want to try it. Can I make some type of cream sauce?

Erica Kefah Legaux Abdullah 11 months ago

Thanks :)

Lini D 11 months ago

Deff must try this! Simple elegant dish!

Kat Goodrich 11 months ago

yes you can use anyone.

Jeronimo Gaitan last year

Can you use any type of potato?

Mallaigh Slattery last year

I think you cooked them too greasy... In spite of the butter + oil i would rather serve them with some basil, olive oil and parmegian cheese.

Tomás Bermúdez last year

Can i ask for the song's title on the video? 😁

Magfira Rilaningrum last year

so you only use the yolks of the eggs?

Rebecca Reppert last year

Mmmmmm!!!

Nathalie Hoa last year

Looks great!!!

Nathalie Hoa last year

Great post

Alex Alvarez last year

By the way, my last comment was #29

Jeronimo Gaitan last year

The italian tradition says that you have to eat it on day 29 every month!

Jeronimo Gaitan last year

Going to try it aoon

Yuri Quiaoit last year

wow looks soooo good :D

수진 수진 last year

Great job dude! Gotta try it

Gianluca Mazzarolo last year

Cool!!!

Tomasz Obuchowski last year

We in polish name of this is food is ''kopytki'' i love that kind of food

Damian Skibniewski last year

Can you do this without all the butter?

Cynthia Svensson last year

Put potatoes in a pot with salted water and bring to a boil. Less time, same result. Try them with tomato sauce and don't fry gnocchi,, must remain soft! Melt butter and sage before and pour it on gnocchi as soon as the water drained

Sergio Giolitto last year

Wow! I cannot wait to try this recipe, thanks! :)

Heather Young last year

Great Walkthrough thanks.

Justin Lemieux last year

incredible recipe! Thanks!

Cansu Çiçeğim Yürekli last year

Thank you for such a detailed guide, going to try it out!

Anthony Alfimov last year

Thnx for the recipe. Like it with blue cheese sauce my wife usually makes.

Rick Ruhland last year

Looks great. I love gnocchi but have never tried making from scratch. Will have to give it a try, then I can have gnocchi whenever I want?'b

Lini D last year

Loved the guide, at which stage could I use the gnocchi for pasta ?

Zouheir Abdallah last year

Wow! Thanks for making it so easy! I love how you used pictures, words and videos to illustrate!

Raquel Tucker last year

Can these be made with gluten free flour?

Jean Sumption last year

Thank you for turning my boring potatoes into something my children love!!

Cara Fulford last year

I wish I could favorite this ten times!!

Colby Grillone Nina Figueroa last year

Nice job. Very buttery. Mmmmmm

Lisa Aaron last year

Looks so good

San Ng last year

I'm hungry!! 😳😳😳

ShiEn Shen last year

Nice instructions love them with sugar and cinnamon for a sweet treat thanks for sharing

Judy Boyce last year

Oh my goodness! Absolutely lush!

Ugly Betty last year

This looks insanely good!

Greg Cohn last year

This recipe looks really good !!!! Thank you for share....

Cynthia Leon last year

This is a truly fantastic guide! Thank you so much for sharing.

Daniel Raffel last year

Yummy

Inna Inna last year

This looks delicious! Thank you for the awesome guide! 😃

Athena M last year

Aw yeah ;) im from there!

Kate O. last year

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Why?

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Loving the music! What was playing?

Big Guy Big Flavors 8 months ago

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Okay! Thank you. Wish me luck!

Aaliya Askew last year

Just to test if the dough has enough flour

Chez Fred (author) last year

So at this point when you boil the one roll, do you also boil all the others?.. Or is it just a test?

Aaliya Askew last year

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This is a great wooden equipment! Makes cooking pleasant I'm sure 😄

Irina Romanova 10 months ago

Cool alternative 😁

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Wow, this made my mouth water!!! Great guide!!!!! Thanks or sharing!!

Beate Petruccelli 3 weeks ago

Looks so good! I

Olguie Gon 5 months ago

That looks beautiful !! It's definately On my list now!

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