Parsley Potato Gnocchi

A simple and speedy alternative to pasta, but just as filling.
Pasta

Ingredients

300g cooked potatoes
1 free range egg
75g ‘00’ grade flour
½ bunch fresh flat leaf parsley
Salt and pepper to taste

Method

1
Step 1

Put the cooked, cooled potatoes in a bowl and mix in the egg and seasoning. Add the flour and mix being careful not to over mix. Stir in the parsley.

2
Step 2

Sprinkle some flour onto the worktop and take the gnocchi dough out of the bowl. Divide the dough into four equal pieces. Roll each piece into a cylinder about 1 cm in diameter. Cut the cylinders into 1cm pieces then roll each piece into a ball. Place each ball on the back of a fork and apply a little pressure then roll one end to meet the other to form the gnocchi.

3
Step 3

Place the gnocchi onto baking paper cut to fit the steamer basket and steam them for 3-4 minutes. Once cooked put them into iced water.

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Step 4

To serve, pre-heat the grill, brush the plates with a little oil and brown the gnocchi on each side.