Gnocchi

It's so easy to make gnocchi at home. Just a few ingredients mixed together, a little bit of therapeutic shaping and a couple of minutes in a pan of boiling water and you've got the base for all sorts of gnocchi recipes.

Toss the gnocchi with some delicious pesto, serve with bolognese, or make my easy gnocchi with chorizo in harissa-coconut sauce.

Ingredients:

• 300 g (1 ⅓ cups) dry mashed potato - chilled
• 120 g (1 cup) plain (all-purpose) or pasta flour - + extra for rolling. SEE NOTE 1
• 1 medium egg
• Good pinch of salt and pepper
• 1 tsp olive oil

Process:

To Make The Gnocchi:

1. Place the mashed potato into a mixer with a dough hook or beater.
2. Add the flour, egg, salt, pepper and oil.
3. Beat slowly until a stiff dough forms. (SEE NOTE 2)
4. Sprinkle the work surface with flour and divide the dough into 4 balls. Shape each ball into a long sausage.
5. Use a knife to slice the gnocchi rolls into 2cm pieces.
6. Roll the gnocchi along the back of a fork to shape into ridged pieces (see video).
To Cook The Gnocchi
7. Working in two batches, place the gnocchi into a large pan of boiling water and boil for 2-3 minutes, until they float to the top of the pan.
8. Remove with a slotted spoon.