Nana's Spinach Gnocchi

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb spinach, boiled,squeezed dry and strained
• 2 1/2 lbs potatoes, boiled,peeled and hand mashed
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoons flour
• 5 quarts boiling water
• 3 tablespoons salt
• 4 ounces butter, for sauce (optional)
• 4 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese, for sauce (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, add 3 tablespoons salt to 5 quarts of water, bring to a boil.
• 2 place spinach, potatoes, egg yolks, parmesan cheese, salt and four in a large bowl, use a wooden spoon or spatula to mix ingredients together to form a dough.
• 3 on a floured board, roll dough into long, finger-thin ropes.
• 4 cut ropes into pieces about 1-2 inches long.
• 5 flatten each piece gently with thumb and bring long sides together to form a hollow tube or shell shape.
• 6 after shaping all the dough, place about 20 gnocchi into a large pot of boiling, salted water.
• 7 when they rise to the surface, remove them from the pot with a strainer.
• 8 place in a heated bowl.
• 9 keep water at a hard, rolling boil and continue cooking the gnocchi (20 at a time) until all are cooked.
• 10 toss with butter and grated parmesan cheese or your favorite sauce and serve.