POTATO GNOCCHI

Buongiorno Amici !

Today I have prepared something ma molto molto facile ! Potato Gnocchi... your friends will think that you went all out for them, but really its almost as easy as boiling water:

Servings 6
Prep and cooking time needed: about 40 minutes to prepare and another 5 to cook. But remember you can always freeze your gnocchi and pull them out, put in boiling water and in 5 minutes you have a great meal.

YOU WILL NEED:
- 1 1/5 lb (approx. 800gr) all-purpose flour or in Italy "00" Farina.
- 3 1/5 lb (approx. 2 kg) potatoes
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 oz (3 large tablespoons butter)
- Parmmigiano Cheese (grated to taste but again, go heavy !)

PREPARATION:
First you need to boil the potatoes until well cooked but not mushy. Let them cool off, peal them and mash them.
Take your flour and put on a untreated wooded or marble surface (or any large cutting board will do). May a well or I like to call it a crater with the flour. In the center of the flour, add the eggs, softened butter and mix well together. At this point you will need to make strips with the mixture the size of MY fingers.
Cut the strips then about an inch (or a couple of cm) in length and carefully squash your little creations with your index finger making a sliding movement to make a curl shape figure.
This is fairly time consuming so make sure you are in the mood to create !
Your new born gnocchi need to cooked in boiling(salted) water. When they float to the top, they are ready. Make sure you drain ALL THE WATER OUT, dress with a very generous amount of your cheese and butter !

Alternatively you can serve these with pesto sauce (another recipe) or a tomato-ragu sauce or even a simple tomatoe sauce with some basil.

ENJOY!