Potato Gnocchi - Nonna's Family Favourite (e101)

Buon Giorno A Tutti! In this episode, Nonna Mia, la nonna di tutti (everyone's grandmother), shows us how to make her family's very favourite, potato gnocchi!
It's a simple recipe. You will only need the following 4 ingredients and of course sauce of your choice:
- a kilo of potatoes (use a floury/starcy potato like Russet, Idaho or Yukon Gold), 2.2 pounds
- approx 660 grams of all purpose flour, about 4 cups
- 3 large eggs
- pinch of salt
Wash your potatoes well and place them in a pot. Add cold water and cover about an inch above the potatoes. Bring the pot to a boil and continue for about 40 to 45 min, until tender. The timing will depend on the size of your potatoes, but be sure not to over-boil as the potatoes will split and allow more water inside. The more moisture in the potato, the more flour you will need, and the firmer the gnocchi will turn out. Typically you want to aim for a lighter gnocchi, but if you prefer them firm, more flour and more rolling will result in a heavier / chewier gnocchi.
Once the potatoes are tender, remove them from the water, and allow them to cool enough to enable comfortable handling. Using a tea towel helps as does using a small knife to peel the skins.
Once your potatoes are peeled, you will want to rice the potatoes in a potato ricer. It's better if you don't allow the potatoes to get cold - a warmer temperature will be easier to rice, and will help create a lighter gnocchi.
On a rolling surface, create a 'nest' with about 500 grams of all purpose flour - that's about 3 cups of flour. Make sure you leave some flour on the side, for use as you knead and roll the dough. In this recipe, I used the extra cups, for a total of 4 cups of flour, or 640 grams. It is not an exact figure, since as noted, the moisture of the potato and egg size means the flour will vary somewhat.
Spread the riced potatoes out in the well, then add 3 large eggs and a pinch of salt. Once the temperature is comfortable to work with, start mixing and kneading the dough, continually working in more flour until the stickiness shifts into a smooth and soft dough.
Once the dough is ready, cut pieces of the dough and roll into ropes about 1/2 inch thick. If you prefer your gnocchi bigger or smaller, that is fine - it is really whatever you prefer. Repeat until you are finished the dough. Then cut the ropes into pieces, about an inch long - essentially an inch by an inch.
Be sure your surface is well-dusted to prevent them from sticking to the surface or one another. Then either with a dusted fork, or a dusted gnocchi board, roll to create ridges and an indentation from your finger. The ridges and the pocket are great for catching sauce, and aid in their cooking.
Place the rolled gnocchi on a dusted pan and freeze for a couple of hours, then transfer into a bag, and keep frozen, until you are ready to boil them.
Add the gnocchi to a salted pot and once they float, allow a minute, then remove them. Place the gnocchi into your preferred sauce, stir and serve. My family prefers a simple sugo made from our homemade passata, but use whatever sauce you prefer. You can watch me make a sugo at this link: • Nonna Makes Her Tradit... .
Top with your favourite parmesan cheese and buon appetito!
If you would like to try a spinach gnocchi with a cream sauce, you can learn how to here: • Spinach & Potato Gnocc...
Alternatively, at this link, I demonstrate a sweet potato gnocchi in a butter sage sauce: • Homemade Sweet Potato ...
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[@lindarennie2212]

I just love watching you Nonna! Love hearing your stories. Bella Nonna!! 😘😘😘

[@nonnamia7890]

Awww, grazie cara! I am so happy you watched and wrote me. Sending you a big big hug bella. xox

[@lm-hf3gd]

Takes my right back to my nona's kitchen. It was the meal prepared for every one of my birthdays when she was alive. I will make them again soon.👍👋🙏

[@nonnamia7890]

🙏💛🙏 … La bella nostalgia

[@lindarennie2212]

I just love watching you Nonna!! Love your story!😘😘😘😘

[@nonnamia7890]

Baci e amore bella xoxo

[@laurettatulipano5905]

I am soooo happy to see this recipe hit the big screen. How lovely to share this amazing recipe with everyone xoxoxo

[@nonnamia7890]

Prego carissima. You inspired this video! I hope you enjoy it and use it often. xoxo

[@rosemarypetrongelli1384]

Nonna Mia, Buon Giotto. My husband passed on Friday, Feb 19, 2022. Now I grieve . He was 89 and thank God we were together 61 years with 3 wonderful sons and 10 grandchildren. I love to watch you and how unique you showed your photo of you and your husband. How beautiful. I really miss him and alone I feel. But this is our journey on this earth. God bless you. Now I can make many homemade pasta, gnocchi for my children. I had no time for the last 2 yrs taking care of my husband, Americo. You are very strong and corrogiosa. I want to be like that🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🌹🌹❤️❤️

[@nonnamia7890]

Carissima … my heart feels for you, for your loss. I can’t imagine - after 61 years. 🙏💛🙏💛🙏 .. together you have created a beautiful family. I am sending you my love and prayers bella.

[@TuckerSP2011]

Very nice Nonna. You and your husband look so beautiful in that picture. The gnocchi must be so delicious.

[@nonnamia7890]

Awww thank you so much. I love that photo of us too. 🥰

[@annapugh2222]

We just came back from our 1st trip to Italy! We really enjoyed it. Northern Italy is where we traveled, since we have family there. Thank you for sharing your delicious recipes. ❤Anna

[@nonnamia7890]

Lucky you! Italy is so beautiful. We have family in Trento - Siena and Florence and have enjoyed visiting them very much. Buon Natale cara Anna. xx

[@francam5874]

You make it look so easy Nonna . Love watching you ❤️

[@nonnamia7890]

Thank you bella. Sending you a big hug!! 🤗

[@lindaseel8633]

Oh Nonna! You sound just like my Nonna who came to America in 1917. I loved her voice, her stories, and of course, her cooking! You make me feel so happy. Lots of love from Grandma Linda in Martinsburg WV. 😍😍😍

[@syldee8927]

I love your demontrations, so eady to follow. Gnocchi is one of my favourite Italian foods. Grazje!

[@nonnamia7890]

Thank you so much bella. I am happy to read this. sending you a big hug! xx

[@coreenpike8969]

Yum, Thank you for sharing the lovely photo and story❤️

[@nonnamia7890]

Lovely to hear from you Coreen. Thank you so much for watching and writing me. I’m so glad you did. ❤️

[@sandralosasso5657]

Love you Nonna thank you for teaching us ♥️

[@nonnamia7890]

You are so sweet Sandra - thank you. xx

[@teclapalermo4556]

Meravigliosa Nonna Mia, un bacio dalla Calabria.

[@nonnamia7890]

Calabria!! Questo mi rende felice! Ti mando un grande abbraccio dall'Ontario cara! Dove sei in Calabria? xoxo

[@teclapalermo4556]

Di Cetraro provincia di Cosenza

[@samirakuche4844]

Mashallah looks very tasty, well prepared👌👌❤❤❤❤

[@nonnamia7890]

Thank you so much Samira - by the way, I love your name.

[@gracecacciola3112]

Love this recipe! I will definately try it. 😁

[@nonnamia7890]

Wonderful. I hope you do. Grazie cara.

[@nadiarefiat8511]

Yummy yummy delicious thank you for sharing your recipes Nona Mia 💕💕💕💕💕💕🎉🌺🌺🌺🌺

[@nonnamia7890]

Thank you so much bella for watching my video and for taking the time to write me. It warms my heart.

[@francescoscaglione5182]

Nonna, gnocchi is definitely one of my favourite dish since I was a kid 😊👍❤

[@nonnamia7890]

Grazie e Buona Pasqua Francesco! 🐣

[@Sotzume]

I've been making and introducing people to gnocchi for over fifty years now. Its still my favorite pasta of all time. Loved watching you make these delicious morsels. My mother's best friend Antoinetta taught me how to make them when I was a youngster. Thank you for such a wonderful video Nonna!!!

[@nonnamia7890]

Grazie Mille … I appreciate your sweet words. 🥰❤️🥰

[@MrStrongbox]

Gnocchi are the best! Thank you for the recipe!

[@nonnamia7890]

I agree 100%. You are very welcome! xx

[@loucrone1829]

Love your company. Keep up the wonderful entertainment!

[@nonnamia7890]

Grazie caro Lou!!

[@maricaaiello810]

Very good! I love gnocchi too and I learned it from my nonna Bambina.❤️

[@nonnamia7890]

brava!

[@superk7828]

I have tried several gnocchi recipes and results weren’t great. I had an idea to search Nonna’s gnocchi recipe and came across this video. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. It’s so easy to do the way you show us how!

[@nonnamia7890]

I am so happy to read this! I made these videos for my kids and grandkids in mind and we thought we would share them. Let me know how they turn out for you. Thank you so much for writing me. xo

[@superk7828]

@@nonnamia7890 sorry it took so long to reply, don’t check my email too often. The gnocchi were excellent, a new favourite for my kids! Thank you so much for sharing this. I tried the manicotti recipe (“little sleeves “) and that one was great too! Bless you Nonna Mia!!!

[@Liberalmaid]

I am definitely trying this! They are my favorite too! Grazie!

[@nonnamia7890]

Brava. I hope you like my recipe. 🥰

[@franceskloos1297]

Nonna, I love this potato gnocchi, it is so good just the way you made it with sauce. I love to hear your story, the picture is beautiful, you are such a special lady, I❤️you, I could listen to you all day, you cook with such love ❤️

[@nonnamia7890]

Thank you so so much bella. Always so encouraging… always so sweet. 🥰🤗🥰

[@amydeering1186]

Your videos are beautiful to watch and I noticed your apron says Calabria! ❤️ Thank you for sharing your recipes

[@nonnamia7890]

Prego bella. So sweet of you to write that. Grazie!! 🙏🤗

[@Wolf-E-Romeo]

Beautiful, looks very delicious! I can't wait to try it out :D

[@nonnamia7890]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that you wrote me. xo

[@danieladowning4289]

My absolute favourite meal thanks to Nonna Mia❤️

[@nonnamia7890]

Grazie mille cara Daniela. Sending you a big hug! xxx

[@caitogrady8747]

Nonna I cannot wait to try this!

[@nonnamia7890]

Thank you so much Cait. It was lovely to see you.

[@joycecameron3691]

Love it 😀

[@nonnamia7890]

Bellaaaaa....lovely to hear from you. Miss you. xox

[@sandralosasso5657]

Nonna last time I tried to make Gnocchi they disintegrated in boiling water.. 😂😂 Beautiful story about your family ♥️ Thank you Nonna 💋

[@nonnamia7890]

Prego bella! I hope you try them again.

[@neinschlomo]

Love you nonna. My mom died 5 years ago and i can't read her chicken scratch recipe's :-(

[@nonnamia7890]

I'm so sorry cara. I know how that feels. This project of mine is to document my recipes for my family and friends. I hope you get the chance to try my recipes. Sending you a big hug! xx

[@neinschlomo]

@@nonnamia7890 Well now you're my family I've already used 4 of your recipe's GRAZIE MOLTO!

[@carmelahowcroft2163]

Cara Nonna Mia, Li Gnocchi sono venuti perfetti….ma certo, con la tua conoscenza di preparare e cucinare perfettamente non sono sorpresa…..ma ti faccio una piccola domanda: “Non usi il Crevetto” per rigare li gnocchi? Io ceno due e le uso perché mi viene is memoria della Mia Mamma che lo usava ogni volta che facevamo i gnocchi….Ma tutto quello che prepari Nonna e molto buono! Tanti cari saluti di stare bene sempre!!

[@nonnamia7890]

Buon giorno cara Carmela. Che bei ricordi cara. Grazie per avermi scritto. Sì, certamente. Ti mando un grande abbraccio e un bacio. xox

[@carmelahowcroft2163]

@@nonnamia7890 Ti scambio un bacione Cara Nonna….Continui a farne tutti contendi di vederti sul You Tube!!!

[@ellablake4993]

𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘮

[@nonnamia7890]

Ella, I don't understand? Sorry.