Potato Gnocchi Recipe

Potato gnocchi (pronounced NYO-kee) are a kind of Italian dumpling made with potatoes and flour. Light and fluffy, gnocchi are like little pillows. You can serve gnocchi with any of your favorite pasta sauces, or with a simple sauce of melted butter and grated cheese.Gnocchi are relatively simple to make. First the potatoes are cooked, either by steaming or boiling. Steaming is best because it leaves the potatoes drier, which produces fluffier gnocchi. Then the cooked potatoes are processed in a potato ricer or a food mill. The goal here is to achieve a smooth, lump-free texture without overworking the starches. The cooked potato mixture is then combined with flour to form a dough. Finally, the dough is shaped, cut into individual dumplings and boiled. Here's a Potato Gnocchi Recipe.

Sauces for gnocchi are the same sauces you'd serve with pasta — a simple tomato sauce is perfect, or for a heartier meal you can go with a meat sauce instead. Other traditional gnocchi sauces include a creamy Gorgonzola sauce or a fresh pesto.