Potato Gnocchi with Summer Tomato Sauce

Serves 6

Ingredients

4 tsp. Salt
2 cups All Purpose Flour
4 L Water

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375˚F.

2. Using a fork, puncture holes into the potatoes and bake for about one hour until tender. Let cool. Peel the potatoes, cut into large cubes and mash in a large bowl. Add the egg yolks and two tsp. of salt. Add the flour a half cup at a time until the dough is smooth, yet slightly sticky. Divide the dough into pieces the size of a tennis ball. On a floured surface, form each piece of dough into a rope about two cm thick. Cut each rope into two cm pieces. Using the back of a fork, gently roll each piece of gnocchi creating a slight grove. Let them roll off onto the work surface. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the rest of the salt then add the gnocchi in small batches. Once they float to the surface cook for another 15 seconds then using a slotted spoon, remove and place into a large bowl. Heat the tomato basil sauce and toss gently with the gnocchi and serve.