Gnocchi with Tomato Sauce

Serves 6

2 lbs potatoes
1 1/2 cups flour
1 lb. canned tomatoes
1 garlic clove
1 tbs. shredded basil
4 tbs. olive oil
4 tbs. grated parmesan 
salt and ground chili pepper, to taste

Preparation


1. Wash the potatoes and put them into a pot of cold water. Put on stove top over medium heat. When the water starts to boil add 1 tbs salt and finish cooking the potatoes until tender.
2. Prepare the sauce with garlic, olive oil, diced tomatoes, basil, salt, and chili pepper.
3. Peel the potatoes and put them through a ricer while still hot, onto your work station. Add the flour and mix with your hands until it is not sticky, the dough should be smooth and firm.
4. Sprinkle some flour on the table, take small bits of dough and shape them into rods as thick as your finger. Cut the rods into 1 inch pieces.
5. Gently press the gnocchi over the tines of a fork using your fingers so that they curl slightly and put them on a clean, well floured cloth.
6. Cook part of the gnocchi in lots of boiling, salted water, as they float tot he top remove them with a slotted spoon and put them into a bowl where you have already put some of the sauce.
7. repeat until you have cooked all of the gnocchi, dress with the rest of the sauce, fresh basil leaves and grated parmesan cheese.