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Gnocchi are extremely easy to make and can be a very satisfying meal. For example:

Ingredients:

• two potatoes
• about one and a quarter cups flour

Cook the potatoes in boiling water, mash them, knead in the flour and roll the dough into several thin (3 cm or so) tubes. Cut them into short lengths. Flatten them with a fork (the grooves will help them collect sauce). Cook them batchwise in boiling water, as soon as the pieces float, they're done and can be removed to a colander.

Four servings.

The classical accompaniments of gnocchi are either a tomato sauce, burnt butter and sage sauce or melted butter and cheese.

Most people will buy their gnocchi premade. Cook them the same way as you would fresh. Note that Gnocchi cooks much faster than normal pasta and it should not be overcooked.