Posted by Racer on June 23, 2004, at 16:16:13
In reply to Oh My!! » Racer, posted by NikkiT2 on June 23, 2004, at 13:58:08
To make the gnocchi, I use the same method my grandmother used for her special noodles -- which my naughty cousin calls "stucco balls" and I call delightful.
Once you have the dough ready, put it on a chopping board, spread out to about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch thick. Then, with a longish knife, cut a strip about the same width as the thickness, and chop pieces off directly into the water. It's not "Traditional" for gnocchi, but it works and it's pretty fast.
Now, again, I LOVE potatoes, and I love pasta, so the first time I ever had potato gnocchi it was a total revelation. Absolute heaven. And it really is easy to make -- although pretty time consuming. Most of it, of course, is the boiling of the potatoes, etc, though. If you do try it, let me know how it works out for you, 'K?
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