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Gnocchi

February 08, 2011

I wanted to challenge myself a bit and try to make gnocchi tonight. My trip to Italy had inspired me to eat better at home. The gnocchi there was great. I remember a scene in the movie, The Godfather III, where Vincent and the godfather's daughter, Mary, were making out while they were rolling some gnocchi. It was a labor of love. It didn't seem so difficult to do.

So not knowing how long it would actually take to make gnocchi, I just got my stuff together and began my adventure. Epicurious had a decent recipe for gnocchi so I decided to make the gnocchi from scratch. Bad mistake. Four long hours had elapsed before I was finally able to sit down to eat my twice-cooked gnocchi. As my friend put it, it was a one out of a possible ten. I totally undercooked it and it tasted like crap. The gnocchi were gargantuan because I had no idea how big they would end up being. I had to cut them into smaller pieces and reboil them. After that it tasted like something that resembled gnocchi.

So I learned that grating potatoes and kneading dough is not my thing. I'm still proud of myself for sticking it out and finishing what I started.

(the ingredients)

(crimini mushrooms)

(baked potatoes)

(30 minutes of mindless potato grating)

(the product of 20 minutes of kneading)

(stretching out the dough)

(preparing the gnocchi for boiling)

(creamy mushroom marinara sauce - the only thing that tasted good)

(boiling the gnocchi)

(my dinner)

 

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