Cooking with Sam – Potato Gnocchi

Potato Gnocchi2 chef potatoes
4 cups flour
2 eggs
1 dash of salt

Roast potatoes in oil and salt till fork tender.
Remove skin.
Run potatoes through a ricer.
Once potatoes are cooled, mix eggs and flour, salt
Knead into a dough consistency. Want it to be a little doughy. But not dry.

Get a pot of salted water working on the stove.
Then cut into small logs
Cut into 1/2-inch pieces.
Press slightly with a fork.

Once water is simmering.
Drop gnocchi into water till they float.
Then place on a tray with oil. Cool down.

When cooking the vegetables:
Vegetables – asparagus, fava beans, snap peas, carrots, watermelon radishes.
Get pan hot.
Toss butter in pan.
Then sauté vegetables.  Add vegetable stock-(broth)
Season.
Add more butter.
Taste.

For the gnocchi –
Get pan hot.
Add butter.
Sauté gnocchi.  Want it to be golden brown.

Once gnocchi is cooking put on a plate. Pour vegetables over top of gnocchi once potato gnocchi is done cooking.