Potato Gnocchi are prepared with mashed potato, flour salt, and an egg. A dough is formed and then further cut or shaped into Gnocchi dumplings. I give you 3 options to shape your Gnocchi (see video and post). Water is boiled and the gnocchi are cooked in the boiling salt water until they swim on top.
Add salt and the egg to the Potato Mash. Mix the content well.
Add in the flour a bit at a time and mix it in as well until you have used up all the flour.
Work out dough to create a smooth dough.
Dust your working space with flour and cut your dough into 4. Use one piece at a time. Roll out to create the two first shape option.
Shape into Pillows or press down with a fork or pick from your dough for the third option, and press the dough on the fork to roll a gnocchi shape (see video).
Pick a shape and use up all the dough. The easiest is the pillow shape, the prettiest the elaborate roll over the fork shape
Keep water to boil with salt.
Once the water boils, drop your gnocchi into the boiling water. Fill up but don't overcrowd. So you will need to work in batches to cook all the gnocchi.
Wait until the Gnocchis are cooked. They will swim on the surface when ready. The cooking takes about 5 mins.
Keep a colander in a larger bowl and take out the gnocchi and place them into the colander.
Then you can use the gnocchi in a dish or soup or simply place into a skillet with butter and parmesan.