Potato Gnocchi with Butter and Parmesan

By JAmero4702

Ingredients

• 3 Medium Russet potatoes , scrubbed
• 3/4 cup all-purose flour
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan, plus additional for sprinkling
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 2 Tbs unsalted butter

Preparation

Step 1

Place the potatoes in a large pot and cover them with water. Bring the water to a boil and cook the potatoes until they are very tender, approximately 30 minutes. Drain the potatoes and let the cool.
When the potatoes are cool, slip off skins. Mash flesh until smooth. Transfer the mashed potatoes to a large mixing bowl.
Stir in the flour, olive oil, egg yolk, 1/2 cup of parmesan, salt and pepper. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured work surface. Kneed the dough for 3 minutes and form into a ball.
Slice a 3" piece of dough from the ball. On a lightly floured surface . tool the piece into a long cylinder approximately the width of your thumb. Cut the cylinder cross-wise into 3/4" pieces. Set the pieces aside on a lightly floured plate. Repeat process until dough is gone.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the gnocchi and cook until they float to the surface, approximately 3 minutes. Drain gnocchi and toss with butter. Sprinkle with additional parmesan.