# Potato Gnocchi with Vodka Sauce

This recipe details the preparation of homemade potato gnocchi served with a vodka sauce, finished with cheese and herbs.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- potato
- 3 egg yolk
- flour
- olive oil
- onion
- garlic
- tomato paste
- red pepper flakes
- vodka
- heavy cream
- basil
- mozzarella cheese
- Parmesan cheese

## Instructions

1. Start by adding egg yolks to mashed potatoes.
2. Add flour to the potato and egg yolk mixture.
3. Mix the ingredients to form a dough.
4. Knead the dough on a floured surface until smooth.
5. Roll the dough into long ropes.
6. Cut the ropes into small gnocchi pieces.
7. Heat olive oil in a pan.
8. Add chopped onions to the pan and sauté.
9. Add tomato paste to the sautéed onions.
10. Stir in red pepper flakes.
11. Pour vodka into the sauce.
12. Carefully ignite the vodka to flambé the sauce.
13. Add heavy cream to the sauce and stir.
14. Boil the potato gnocchi in water.
15. Add the cooked gnocchi to the vodka sauce.
16. Stir in fresh basil and mozzarella cheese into the gnocchi and sauce mixture.
17. Transfer the gnocchi mixture to a baking dish.
18. Top with additional mozzarella and grated Parmesan cheese.
19. Broil until golden brown and bubbly.

## Equipment

- bowl
- work surface
- knife
- frying pan
- wooden spoon
- lighter
- baking dish
- fork

## Tips

- The video highlights the debate on whether gnocchi are considered pasta or dumplings, concluding that as long as they are delicious, the classification doesn't really matter.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/cVUBGX5NEvI?si=cq4RZFT6avQKHliG
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/6be8e614-e971-4945-8abb-1033d979f405
- Extracted: 2025-11-21

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