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pasta recipe:

gnocchi piemontaise

ingredients

mashed potato
(cooked in their skins)

300

 

gm

flour

100

 

gm

egg 1   pc
egg yolk 1   pc
butter 25   gm
tomato sauce 250   ml
salt & pepper     sq
nutmeg     sq

production

  1. Mix the potato with the flour, egg, butter and season while hot
  2. Shape into balls the size of walnuts
  3. Dust with flour and flatten with a fork
  4. Poach in gently simmering salted water for approx. 5 minutes
  5. Drain carefully
  6. Dress in a buttered earthenware dish ¾ cover with tomato sauce
  7. Sprinkle with the parmesan and gratinée

chef notes:

Gnocchi is an Italian word that means small little dumplings and there are three main classical types:

Parisienne:
made with a choux paste

Romaine:
made with semolina

Piemontaise:
made with potato pulp

abbreviations: lt
=
litres
  ml
=
millelitres
  kg
=
kilograms
  gm
=
grams
  tsp
=
teaspoon
  tbs
=
tablespoon
  sq
=
sufficient quantity (add to taste)
  pc
=
piece, meaning a whole one of

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