Comments | murphus: Gnocchi

murphus

Gnocchi

Mar 23, 2009 11:39

Does anyone have a recipe for gnocchi that actually stick together? I've tried a few lately with disappointing results.. with both potato and pumpkin, the gnocchi disintegrate on boiling. I have been using a cup of '00' flour and one egg yolk with approximately half a cooked, mashed butternut pumpkin or three large potatoes, with no success. I've ( Read more... )

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sly_girl March 23 2009, 03:23:49 UTC

I'm told the secret is to use old, floury potatoes.

murphus March 23 2009, 05:41:54 UTC

Old floury potatoes are often to be found in our cupboard. With aliens growing out of them. So often, in fact, that I used them last week for the gnocchi and still had a failure :/

sly_girl March 23 2009, 05:42:36 UTC

Damn - 'coz that was my only tip.

murphus March 23 2009, 05:46:29 UTC

'SOK, seems like a good tip :)

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delvene March 25 2009, 22:18:35 UTC

You're not over-boiling?

They can be crumbly, but when cooking my recipe says to put them in boiling water and as soon as they float to the top scoop them out and serve.

murphus March 26 2009, 20:23:26 UTC

Thanks - it's probably best to just cook a few at a time so I can watch them and get them out just at the right time. What does your recipe have in the way of flour/eggs to bind it all together?