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How To Make Homemade Potato Gnocchi

Blue oval bowl of golden brown pan fried gnocchi dumplings. On a white table with a silver fork and white napkin.
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This easy homemade gnocchi recipe is delicious and has four ingredients: potato, flour, egg, and salt.  Really, it's just adding flour and egg to mashed potatoes and getting a firm consistency

Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 lbs (around 2) potatoes, peeled & cubed
  • 1 1/3 cup (+ more for dusting) all purpose flour
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

  • Peel and cube potatoes.  Add to cold salted water and bring to a boil covered.  I generally cover potatoes by about an inch of water.  Reduce heat to a simmer, uncover, and cook ~ 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.  
  • Rice or mash the potatoes.  A ricer will make them creamier.  Allow to cool ~ 15 minutes before adding other ingredients.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and add a little dusted flour.  This is where you will set the formed gnocchi.
  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add a little salt. This is the water you will boil the formed gnocchi in.
  • Combine mashed potatoes, flour, egg, and salt in a bowl and form into a ball.  Try not to overwork the dough.  Add a little more flour if the dough is too sticky.
  • Lightly flour work surface.  Tear off pieces of the dough and make long ropes.  Lightly press the dough with a fork along the "rope" to make indentions and slice into 3/4" pieces.  Skip this step if you don't want to take the time.  Cut gnocchi into desired size pieces (I usually use one fork as the default size).
  • Drop gnocchi in boiling water (you will need to do this in batches so as not to overcrowd the pot).  Cook 3-5 minutes or until gnocchi start to float.  
  • Drain and serve immediately.  If not serving immediately, make sure to let the gnocchi cool on a large plate not touching or they may stick together.
  • See tip below if you want to brown your gnocchi.  Happy Eating!  Beckie

Notes

  • You want the "dough" thickish.  Add more flour or potato if it's too sticky.
  • Don't want to eat all that gnocchi right away?  Line a plate or pan (that will fit in your freezer) with parchment and lightly flour.  Lay the uncooked gnocchi in a single layer and freeze ~ 45 minutes.  Place in a ziploc bag once frozen and cook in boiling water from frozen.
  • Take your game up a notch.  After draining the gnocchi, bring a non-stick pan to medium heat and add a little butter.  Pan fry on both sides ~ 2-3 minutes or until brown.