Gnocchi - Page 2

Burble · 01-07-2008, 16:59

Apart from the fungus that sounds lovely. It's really important to not have any cuts or holes in the potato skins so that you keep as much starch inside as possible.

This thread has inspired me to have gnocci for dinner tonight.

Burble · 01-07-2008, 17:11

Mushrooms are one of the very few thing that I can't abide. Yuck!

Glaucus · 01-07-2008, 17:12

try swapping mushrooms with some chorizo or just add chorizo as well.

Oh and mushrooms rule, ah well more for me, if people don't like them.

I have a rule round my house, if I cook a meal I make no special arrangements for fussy eaters. They can either eat it or pick around it.. Doing this I have converted several people.
One who hated pasta, I expect they always tried bland over cooked mush and some one who apparently hated black pudding.

Glaucus · 01-07-2008, 17:16

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Originally Posted by Kitten

oh!! chorizo!! the other thing that makes life worth living

mushrooms, chorizo and cream these three things together go with everything..

Oh gnochhi is stupidly startchi and very hard to actually make into those balls. Last time I was in a rush and just flattened it out and cut into squares. Worked fine. So if you planning on making it. levae a good hour just to make the mixture into the balls.

I need the memory card to turn up for my camera so I can post some recipes, Made some awesome stuff this week.

Burble · 01-07-2008, 17:16

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Originally Posted by Kitten

well other than that you have impeccable taste so I think I can let that one go

Nobody is perfect. Seems I'm almost but not quite

Chorizo and Black Pudding are absolutely nomtastic! Dinner one night last week was Chicken stuffed with chorizo and some spanish cheese the name of which escapes me. Was fab!

Tak · 01-07-2008, 18:15

Never had gnocchi or chorizo and probably wouldn't know them if they came and bit me on the arse

Glaucus · 01-07-2008, 18:18

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Originally Posted by Takhisis

Never had gnocchi or chorizo and probably wouldn't know them if they came and bit me on the arse

gnocchi is the small round pasta type things that float to the top when cooked.

Chorizo is a Spanish sausage spiced with paprika, best sausage ever....

Tak · 01-07-2008, 18:21

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Originally Posted by AcidHell2

best sausage ever....

*mustresistjokemustresistjokemustresistjoke*

Glaucus · 01-07-2008, 18:21

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Originally Posted by Takhisis

*mustresistjokemustresistjokemustresistjoke*

Nah just go for it!

Dr. Z · 01-07-2008, 19:51

Is there a way of preparing this that doesn't leave it really awfully stodgy?

I have cooked it myself, I have had it in an Italian restaurant and I have had it in Italy and it has been absolutely awful every time.

Perhaps I just cannot get on with the texture of it? Dunno... *shrug*

01-07-2008, 17:12	#13
Glaucus Absinthe Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,855	try swapping mushrooms with some chorizo or just add chorizo as well. Oh and mushrooms rule, ah well more for me, if people don't like them. I have a rule round my house, if I cook a meal I make no special arrangements for fussy eaters. They can either eat it or pick around it.. Doing this I have converted several people. One who hated pasta, I expect they always tried bland over cooked mush and some one who apparently hated black pudding. __________________ Last edited by Glaucus; 01-07-2008 at 17:14.

01-07-2008, 18:15	#16
Tak L'Oréal Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 9,977	Never had gnocchi or chorizo and probably wouldn't know them if they came and bit me on the arse __________________ The look on your face when a toddler rips out your heart and shows it to you? Priceless.... For everything else, there's FWOOSH!

01-07-2008, 19:51	#20
Dr. Z I'm going for a scuttle... Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,021	Is there a way of preparing this that doesn't leave it really awfully stodgy? I have cooked it myself, I have had it in an Italian restaurant and I have had it in Italy and it has been absolutely awful every time. Perhaps I just cannot get on with the texture of it? Dunno... shrug __________________

01-07-2008, 16:59	#11
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	Apart from the fungus that sounds lovely. It's really important to not have any cuts or holes in the potato skins so that you keep as much starch inside as possible. This thread has inspired me to have gnocci for dinner tonight.

01-07-2008, 17:11	#12
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	Mushrooms are one of the very few thing that I can't abide. Yuck!