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🍽️ Airy Potato Gnocchi in Crispy Sage Butter
461 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 800 g mealy-cooking potatoes
- 150 g flour
- 2 eggs
- salt
- nutmeg (freshly grated)
- 2 sprigs sage
- 80 g butter
Instructions
- 1. Wash the potatoes thoroughly.
- 2. Place the potatoes in a pot and cover them completely with water.
- 3. Cover the pot with a lid.
- 4. Bring the water to a boil and cook the potatoes for about 30 minutes until tender.
- 5. Drain the cooking water.
- 6. Peel the potatoes while they are still hot.
- 7. Press the peeled potatoes through a potato ricer directly onto your work surface.
- 8. Create a small indentation in the center of the potato mixture.
- 9. Sprinkle some flour on the outer edge of the potato mixture.
- 10. Crack the eggs into the center indentation.
- 11. Season the mixture with salt and ground nutmeg.
- 12. Mix all ingredients well together.
- 13. Knead the mixture into a smooth and loose dough.
- 14. Add a little more flour only if the dough is too sticky.
- 15. Shape small parts of the dough into oval dumplings using your palms.
- 16. Press each dumpling lightly onto a fork and then roll it off to create the characteristic ridges.
- 17. Lightly dust the finished gnocchi with flour.
- 18. Place the gnocchi on the work surface and let them rest briefly.
- 19. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil.
- 20. Gently drop the gnocchi into the boiling water.
- 21. Reduce the heat so that the water is only simmering gently.
- 22. Cook the gnocchi for a few minutes until they float to the surface.
- 23. Stir gently with a slotted spoon from time to time to prevent sticking.
- 24. Pluck the sage leaves from the stems.
- 25. Heat the butter in a hot pan until it foams slightly.
- 26. Add the sage leaves to the hot butter and sauté them briefly.
- 27. Remove the pan from the heat.
- 28. Lift the cooked gnocchi out of the water with a slotted spoon.
- 29. Let the gnocchi drain briefly.
- 30. Toss the drained gnocchi in the hot sage butter.
- 31. If necessary, add a small splash of cooking water to emulsify the sauce.
- 32. Serve the gnocchi on plates.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 461
- Protein: 11 g · Fett/Fat: 20 g · Carbs: 59 g