The people staying here last month left a bag of potatoes, so of course we must make gnocchi! My grandmother made this for us before I ever saw gnocchi on a menu. The first time I ordered it in a restaurant, I was surprised to see it and said, just like she did, “Gnawkey” — she was from Memphis (although her parents were both Italian immigrants). Now I know how to say it correctly, and I was pleased to find that I can make them just as well as she did! I found a recipe on epicurious. I don’t remember my grandmother putting parmesan in her dough, but maybe she did. I figured it certainly couldn’t hurt!
3 large (or several small) potatoes: boil until soft, then mash lightly. I started to peel mine before boiling them, then thought, why? I like the skin. So boiled them with their skin. When I started to mash them, the skin started coming off, so I removed the large pieces (and ate them). I added a little olive oil to the boiling water as well.
Beat together:
1 large egg
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
Add the egg to the potato and mix well. Then stir in
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
Knead in another cup of flour until you have soft dough. Don’t knead for more that 3 minutes.
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