Gnocchi fatti in casa
Preparation time
120 minutes
Servings:
4 people
Level:
Gemiddeld
2. Primi
Menu course
Not afraid of dirty hands and a messy kitchen while cooking? Then try making Gnocchi yourself! Super easy and fun.
It doesn't take an awful lot of time, so it's definitely a dish you can make by yourself, but it's also great to make with your date or with your kids, just to name a few examples.
This time we are making gnocchi di ricotta, but di patate will follow soon!
I finished it as gnocchi pomodoro (you can read how to make this sauce in my first blog), but this also works perfectly with pesto or crema di formaggio. Cuciniamo!
Ingredients
300 g flour (and some extra for kneading)
500 g ricotta
1 egg
1 tbsp Grana Padano
1 tsp salt
Preparation
Scoop the ricotta into a large bowl, along with an egg, the Grana Padano, and the salt. Mix this well with a fork until it becomes a smooth cream. Now add the flour little by little, continuing to mix with the fork. As soon as it starts to resemble a ball of dough, begin kneading with your hands.
Remove the ball of dough from the bowl and knead well again. Roll it out with a rolling pin. Cut strips from the dough and cut the sticks into pieces. I have a special gnocchi board that I run the pieces along to create the stripes, but if you don't have one, you can also use the back of a fork. Make sure there is enough flour on the gnocchi so they don't stick together, or keep them well separated.
Bring water to a boil and add the gnocchi. As soon as the gnocchi start to float, they are ready. There is your homemade gnocchi!
Buon appetito!