Gnocchi

Ingredients:

• 3 large (1kg) potatoes (red potatoes recommended but any will work)

• 160g Plain Flour (add more if needed)

• 1 Egg

• Pinch of Salt

  Sage Lemon and Brown butter sauce

• 2-3 tbsp Butter

• handful of sage leaves

• 1 grated lemon rind

• Salt & Pepper

• Chili flakes (Optional)

Basic Cost to make: Approx £

Equipment:

• Oven Tray

• Saucepan

• Frying Pan

• Knife

• Masher/Spoon/Whisk

• Spider strainer

Method:

• Preheat oven to 200c (fan)

• Place potatoes on a baking tray and cook for 1hr-1.5hr until fully cooked (bake not boil to prevent them being too wet)

• Once cooked remove from oven and allow to cool enough to handle

• Scoop out the insides into a large bowl and mash until smooth

• Sift in flour and add egg and pinch of salt and mix until dough forms

• sprinkle flour on bench and knead dough lightly for min 5 minutes (add more flour if it feels wet).

• once smooth cut into 4 sections and roll out into logs

• Flour your knife and cut your Gnocchi pieces and shape if desired.

• Bring a saucepan of water to a boil (add salt)

• tip gnocchi into water, once they float they are cooked enough

• Remove using a strainer and place straight into frying pan with butter and sage

• Cook in frying pan for couple minutes to brown up,

• Serve with salt pepper

  To make the sauce:

• Add butter to pan and melt on low heat

• add sage leaves and cook to brown the butter

• Add chilli leaves if desired.

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Notes:

• add anything you want to the gnocchi dough e.g. cheese, tomato, spinach, garlic