Ingredients

The following ingredients have 2 Servings
  • 2 large sweet potatoes ((totaling at least 1 pound))
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour ((Note 1))

Instruction

  • Cook Sweet Potato: Prick each sweet potato a few times with fork. Microwave until fork-tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Set aside until cool enough to handle, 15 to 30 minutes.
  • Mash Sweet Potato: Prepare clean working surface. Slice each sweet potato in half and use spoon to scoop out insides, discarding skins. Use potato masher to mash insides. Measure amount of mashed sweet potato and use 1 cup for this recipe.
  • Form Dough: Spread out mashed sweet potato in thin layer on working surface. Evenly distribute flour over sweet potato layer. Starting at one end, use fingers to mix sweet potato and flour to form dough, making your way to other end as flour and sweet potato are incorporated into dough. Do not knead any further after dough ball is formed (Note 2).
  • Form Gnocchi: Divide dough ball into 4 pieces. Take one piece and form into long log about 1/2 inch wide, rolling on working surface if too sticky. Cut log into pieces about 1 inch long, which will become individual gnocchi pieces. Optionally, use fork to press grooves into each gnocchi. Repeat for remaining dough pieces, ending up with about 40 total gnocchi pieces. If making ahead of time, cover and refrigerate (Note 3).
  • Cook Gnocchi: Boil water in large pot. Add gnocchi to boiling water and cook until gnocchi floats to surface and is cooked through, a few minutes. Use slotted spoon to transfer gnocchi to plate and serve with sauce (Note 4).