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    Home Β» Our Favorite Things Β» Events Β» Davio’s Potato Gnocchi and Taste of the Nation

    Apr 12, 2011 Β· Modified: Jun 28, 2018 by Chels Β· This post may contain affiliate links, uses cookies, and generates income via ads Β· View privacy policy + disclosure statement linked in footer Β· 15 Comments

    Davio's Potato Gnocchi and Taste of the Nation

    Share our Strength's Taste of the Nation is, by far, one of our favorite food and charity events to attend every year. This year, more than 65 of Boston's top chefs will gather at the Hynes Convention Center to raise funds and awareness to childhood hunger in Boston and around the nation.

    Since 1988, Taste of the Nation has raised more than $73 million for organizations in the United States, Canada, and abroad, including more than $1.4 million in Boston alone. Area charities that will benefit from this year's event include The Greater Boston Food Bank; Food for Free Committee; Cooking Matters, formerly known as Operation Frontline – Massachusetts; and Project Bread/The Walk for Hunger.

    Along with the media alert for this year's event, we were also sent a potato gnocchi recipe from Rodney Murillo, Executive Chef of Davio's. Sues and I love a challenge, especially a food-related challenge, so we were excited try this one out. Also, we took a pasta making demo at Stir a few years ago and have been saying we were going to make our own ever since, so this seemed like the perfect opportunity!

    We were convinced this particular recipe was for the restaurant, meaning the serving size was HUGE, but we decided to make the entire batch since we knew we'd be able to freeze the leftover gnocchi. And let's be honest, there is not a single thing wrong with leftover gnocchi in the freezer.

    Here's what you need:

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    • 10 lbs Russet potatoes
    • 7 whole eggs
    • 10 cups sifted flour
    • 7 cups Parmesan Cheese
    • Salt
    • Pepper

    All such simple ingredients for such an outstanding result!

    Here's what you do:

    • Boil your potatoes until tender.

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    • While the potatoes are still hot, strain, peel, and put them through a potato ricer. Set aside and let the "riced" potatoes cool.

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    • On a cutting board (or a very clean countertop, which is what we did!), form a mountain out of the cooled "riced" potatoes. Add the flour, cheese, salt, and pepper to the top of the mountain.

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    • With your hand, gently form a hole at the top of the mountain.

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    Voila!

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    • And add your eggs to the hole.

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    • Working from the eggs out, with your hands, mix the eggs into the flour until everything is well-blended.

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    • Cover with a slightly damp dish towel or with a bowl and let sit for about 30-minutes. Also, take the time to admire the mess you made. It's the most fun part πŸ™‚ Kind of. We do recommend cleaning the counters off immediately. Because we got to talking for a long time, forgot about the mess, and it took a good while for us to remove the stuck-on potato/flour mixture from my counters... Woops!

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    • Once the dough has rested, form it into long rolls, about the size of a quarter in diameter.

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    • Cut into Β½ inch pieces. Using a pizza wheel definitely moves things along quickly!

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    Cute little gnocchi, right?

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    Gnocchi for about the next month! This is also a good opportunity to point out that once the gnocchi is formed, if you don't want to boil them, you can store them in a freezer safe plastic container and sprinkle flour between each layer. They should last for about a month in the freezer.

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    • Once all of the gnocchi is formed, you can begin to slowly drop them into a pot of boiling water. They only take minutes to cook, so once they float to the top of the pot, you can remove them.

    We decided that the gnocchi needed a sauce, of course, so we created a simple Brown-Butter Sage sauce, too!

    For that, we just used:

    • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
    • 2-3 tablespoons fresh minced sage
    • Β½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
    • pepper, to taste
    • fresh lemon juice, as needed

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    We heated our butter over medium-high heat.

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    Once it was melted and started to bubble up a bit, we added our fresh sage, until it started to crisp.

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    Once the gnocchi finished cooking we immediately transfered it into the sauce, making sure to coat nicely with the brown-butter sauce. For a finishing touch we squeezed a generous amount of fresh lemon juice on top. It is spring, after all.

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    Though this dish was beyond simple to actually make, it definitely takes some time to prepare, mostly because of the waiting periods in the recipe. Which is one of the reasons we decided to just make the whole batch. We figured if we were going to make our own gnocchi... make 10 pounds of it so we can enjoy it for a while! But it's one of those meals that makes you proud. A labor of love, if you will. It's always more special when you take your time with a recipe and develop something absolutely fantastic. Something that tastes just like a dish at your favorite restaurant, even!

    If you're attending Thursday's event, we will see you there! πŸ™‚

    [Chels]

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    1. Bee says

      April 13, 2011 at 7:23 am

      Haha, my scheduled blog post for tonight is going to be sweet potato gnocchi! I've made them three times at this point and it's so much fun! The only thing is, they come out a little bloaty looking--BUT, I've yet to use the butter frying method. Will have to do that next time!

    2. Simply Life says

      April 13, 2011 at 7:27 am

      I just made gnocchi last week- i LOVE it!

    3. Erica says

      April 13, 2011 at 8:27 am

      I went to taste of the nation in SC last year- such a fabulous event! And the food is ridiculous good. I do love homemade gnocchi- but its a longgg process and tough to get JUST right. I've never added eggs! Usually just flour and potato. I need to give it another go

    4. Katie says

      April 13, 2011 at 8:45 am

      i love gnocchi...and davio's! i've never tried to make my own gnocchi before, but i'd love to try this recipe! i'm so sad i won't be able to enjoy the taste of the nation with you two this year, but i hope you have fun and eat some food for me too!

    5. Michelle says

      April 13, 2011 at 8:54 am

      Looking forward to seeing you both there tomorrow!

    6. sweeter salt says

      April 13, 2011 at 9:15 am

      Oh yummy gnocchi deliciousness - love those little buggers. Great idea about freezing a ton of them, sounds like a good rainy day project!

      Laura

    7. Susan says

      April 13, 2011 at 9:41 am

      Thank you guys πŸ™‚ See you soon!!!

    8. [email protected] says

      April 13, 2011 at 10:03 am

      I am SO excited for Taste of the Nation! I have never been. See you tomorrow!

    9. Daisy says

      April 13, 2011 at 11:53 am

      Cute little gnocchi, IS right. have so much fun at the event!

    10. Bianca @ Confessions of a Chocoholic says

      April 13, 2011 at 12:05 pm

      I made the Davio's gnocchi too! http://www.confessionsofachocoholic.com/pasta/how-to-make-gnocchi

      I'm really excited for Taste of the Nation - it'll be my first time attending! Hopefully I'll see you guys there πŸ™‚

    11. Michelle Collins says

      April 13, 2011 at 1:05 pm

      I made sweet potato gnocchi for the first time a few weeks ago and I was so surprised at how easy it was to make! I still need to get the shape down though...mine looked pretty heinous, but tasted delicious!

    12. Ann says

      April 13, 2011 at 1:22 pm

      I love gnocchi! I'm not sure I can handle have 10 pounds worth in my freezer without eating them all at once, so I might have to try a smaller recipe first! I had gnocchi in a gorgonzola cream sauce years ago in Florence, and I still think about it!

    13. Shannon says

      April 13, 2011 at 1:55 pm

      i really need to get this gnocchi thing down πŸ˜‰ those look amazing!

    14. Amanda L. (Tales from a Kitchen Misfit) says

      April 13, 2011 at 3:01 pm

      My gnocchi always turns out so NOT pretty, but yours are gorgeous!!

    15. Maris (In Good Taste) says

      April 13, 2011 at 6:38 pm

      Gnocchi is my favorite pasta and I must tell you this looks incredible.

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