Gnocchi

Boil 5 mid sized potatoes till soft using a buttery variety and set aside to cool

Get a large pot of water on to boil 

1 full bottle of white wine, a Danzante Pinot Grigio from Trentino Italy did work for us or personal discretion can be used at this point!!!

Drink the contents of the bottle and set bottle aside for later technical use!!!!

Get out that big board that you now own as part of your new Italian cooking equipment and invest or buy shares in a durum flour mill!!!!

On the board pass the cool potato through a potato ricer thingie and lay out to about the size of the empty wine bottle if you were to spin it!!!!!

Always make sure the bottle is empty thus the potatoes should be cool enough 

Sprinkle about 200 grams of the Durum flour over the potato and work in a soft turning/kneading manner as to bring both together 

Always have flour on your hands during this process and form into a not sticky but soft dough with a bit of elastic to the touch

You may need to Q . B flour at this point as required

In this process let the flour be your friend as it can be a sticky mess with out it It is a fine line as you don't want the gnocchi to be too floury or it will make for a gluey not pleasant texture in the mouth once cooked

Once the dough is ready use straight away as it will only get wet again if left

With floury hands and knife cut off a piece in a sausage size and roll out to about 20mm round and about 250mm 

Cut with a floury knife at about 45 degs and flick away from the roll

This will form little pillow shapes, adding a sprinkle of flour to stop them sticking together

Alway keep them separate at this stage until you are ready to boil them

Put them into the boiling water they will sink and once they come back to the surface let them cook for about 3 to 4 mins

Test one and leave for a couple more mins if you so require.

Drain and put some Salsa Di Noci White Sauce or Salsa Verde Green Sauce on a serving tray put more sauce and repeat

Serve as the pasta course of your next dinner party that we are invited too!!

Enjoy Ciac Ciac