Friday, March 30, 2007

Homemade gnocchi

Ingredients - Serves 4
250g potatoes
60g flour
0.5 egg
salt
6 asparagus stems
300g shaved parmesiano cheese

Gnocchi:
1. Mash potatoes: boil peeled potatoes until soft and evaporate all water.
2. In bowl, add some salt and egg to potato; mix evenly.
3. Add flour.
4. Knead dough and roll out to 1 cm thickness.
5. Chop into bite-size.
6. Boil gnocchi and chopped asparagus in slightly salted water. Strain water when gnocchi rises to surface.

Sauce:
1. Boil cream in saucepan until half its amount.
2. Add salt.
3. Add gnocchi and asparagus.
4. Throw in shaved parmesiano cheese, mix quickly.

Picture courtesy of A.M. Volpi.

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