Is gnocci hard to make and what kind of sauce would I use?

Hippinski · March 2010

I was making homemade mashed potatoes last night when my dad reminded me I had pre-made, store bought ones in the fridge that needed to get used up so we used those. Now I have a lot of riced potatoes sitting in the fridge waiting to get used. I am thinking I can attempt gnocci or I can freeze them to make mashed potatoes later in the week/month.

lar1203 · March 2010

i have seen it made on food network and it looked time consuming. but since you already have the potatoes riced, the most time-comsuming part would be forming the gnocchi "balls". when i've had it at restaurants, i ordered it with marinara.

andrealynn0707 · March 2010

I make it with a gorgonzola cream sauce. And walnuts. Or roasted red peppers. Or pears. Or all of the above.

I love gnocchi.

Hippinski · March 2010

andrealynn0707:
I make it with a gorgonzola cream sauce. And walnuts. Or roasted red peppers. Or pears. Or all of the above.
I love gnocchi.

Do you make it or buy it premade?

And...I have an abundance of goat cheese and a jar of roasted red peppers. I bet I could make something really yummy out of that.

Dobie_Mama · March 2010

It is time consuming but well worth it. They freeze well, too, so if you end up with a giant batch you can always split it.

My family has a "if it isn't red, it isn't sauce" rule, so we do marinara. lol

andrealynn0707 · March 2010

The sauce? Or the gnocchi?

The sauce I make every time. The gnocchi I have done both. The hardest part is the ricing, so since you have that done, it is pretty easy from there.

hamilton.ja · March 2010

I would say the time consuming part is rolling them but you're already halfway done so it probably wouldn't be too bad.

I like vodka sauce with gnocchi a LOT. we used to eat that about once a week in the UK, but I have a harder time finding fresh gnocchi here so we haven't had it since we moved back over 18 months ago!

CodyAnn · March 2010

I think this is a pretty time consuming process...but so delicious!!! I love gnocchi with pesto - yummy!!!

My in-laws make this delicous (although totally unhealthy) candy called potato candy - you can't taste the potatoes, they provide the starch for the recipe. Here is a recipe:

https://candy.about.com/od/sugarcandy/r/potatopinwheels.htm

welshgirl · March 2010

Pesto? That's what we usually use - though we buy ready made gnocci, and have never made it.

Although I love hte gorgonzola/walnuts/pears idea... yum!

Hippinski · March 2010

CodyAnn:
I think this is a pretty time consuming process...but so delicious!!! I love gnocchi with pesto - yummy!!!
My in-laws make this delicous (although totally unhealthy) candy called potato candy - you can't taste the potatoes, they provide the starch for the recipe. Here is a recipe:
https://candy.about.com/od/sugarcandy/r/potatopinwheels.htm

Those sound yummy but I have a diabetic husband and father who both have no impulse issues when it comes to food...so I am scaling back the amount of sweets I make.

Joes_love · March 2010

Olive Garden has this absolutely wonderful chicken and gnocchi soup. i'd try something like that. it's a cream based soup.

::wonders if she can talk DH into Olive Garden for dinner::

Dobie_Mama · March 2010

I really need some freakin' gnocchi now. *sigh*

LittleFuller · March 2010

hamilton.ja:
I would say the time consuming part is rolling them but you're already halfway done so it probably wouldn't be too bad.

I like vodka sauce with gnocchi a LOT. we used to eat that about once a week in the UK, but I have a harder time finding fresh gnocchi here so we haven't had it since we moved back over 18 months ago!

And you have some DELISH vodka sauce!! I know first hand, thanks to the recipe exchange! Big Smile