Fluffy Crispy Gnocchi With Fresh Summer Tomato Sauce


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Roman gnocchi is a fluffy, cheesy, semolina gnocchi that’s a perfect, comforting compliment to fresh summer tomatoes.

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  1. MARYANN MOORE
    MARYANN MOORE says:

    Your Crispy Polenta Cakes look great! Restaurant Quality.
    The key to great Gnocchi is the choice of Potatoes 🥔.
    Russet Rules. No waxy Potatoes!
    Use a ricer while the Potatoes are warm. Don't overwork.
    Keep the flour to a minimum.
    I have a great recipe from an Italian Nonna if you would like 👍

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  2. salli4588
    salli4588 says:

    I made these for supper. They were very good! I thank you for the recipe. They reminded me of something else I make occasionally, fried mush. Fried mush is cornmeal made the same way. Also tasty.

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  3. Luca Passani
    Luca Passani says:

    As an italian, this looks like polenta to me, not gnocchi. In winter, you may want to throw in a few "salsicce" (the closest that's easily sourceable in the US would be brutwurst) into the sauce (either whole or in chunks, if whole, make sure you punch a few holes in the skin with a fork), and there you have it: a meal fit for a peasant who thinks he's the king.

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  4. Robert Sterner
    Robert Sterner says:

    I've seen people roll Roman gnocchi into a log, allow it to cool to set up, and then cut them out the way you might for a cookie dough so there's no waste and you still get the round shape.

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  5. Jesse Capper-Ream
    Jesse Capper-Ream says:

    I'm a little confused by the cooking times for the dough. The video seems to indicate 30 minutes total (15 minutes on very low heat, then 10-15 minutes stirring every 5), but the text description says to cook for 15 minutes. Which is correct?

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  6. Javay Fraser
    Javay Fraser says:

    As someone already said, gnocchi is the plural form – the letters "i" and "e" mark the plural in Italian (usually, cuz some words don't end in either like in the case of foreign words, i.e. lo sport, gli sport). We often tend to assume the plural form is the singular in English though, common case for example is "lasagna". One single sheet of the pasta is a lasagna. Multiple stacked together make a dish called lasagne. Though that distinction has less to do with the plural singular thing and more to do with regional differences and then how those regional differences in word use get carried from one lang to another.

    Note: don't speak Italian fluently (kind of like intermediate on that), but I have a linguistics background.

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  7. Mariam Khachila
    Mariam Khachila says:

    I made this the other day with the kids in my family, and it was such a delight!! We made all the different shapes with cookie cutters! I even could sneak carrots in the sauce and they didn't notice and ate happily 😂
    Thank you Brian!!

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  8. S. W.
    S. W. says:

    Gnocchi are made with some kind of potatoe/sweet potatoe/squash, not only with flour. I would call this polenta, especially given the preparation and form

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  9. Stephen Foley
    Stephen Foley says:

    Actually, a metal whisk will mark up your enameled pit. It won’t destroy (or damage) it. The enamel is MUCH harder than the metal. The gray streaks left behind are metal that’s been abraded off of the whisk. It may look like hell but the enamel is undamaged.

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  10. Brian Phillips
    Brian Phillips says:

    Made this tonight; very nice! The gnocchi was crispy on the outside and light and fluffy on the inside. Our tomatoes are behind this year, so I went with canned whole san marzano. I went with rectangular gnocchi bc I’m terrified of Italian grandmothers!

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  11. Vitaly
    Vitaly says:

    Raycon? Really? I mean I know you’ve gotta get sponsored and all and that’s totally fine but at least don’t pee on our leg and tell us it’s raining. Those things are the absolute worst.

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  12. YYZed
    YYZed says:

    I had no point of reference for this, as I'd never had anything like it before. That first bite when I made it last night was a transcendent experience. Thanks for showing this to us!

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