Gnocchi Au Gratin
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Course : Beef
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 12
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  4               cups  cold mashed potatoes
  1 1/2           cups  all-purpose flour
  6                     egg yolks
  2          teaspoons  salt
     1/4      teaspoon  pepper
  1           teaspoon  prepared mustard
  12 1/2        ounces  shredded parmesan cheese
  6             quarts  hot water
  1         tablespoon  salt
     1/2           cup  butter or margarine -- melted
 

Preparation:

Start heating oven to 350øF. In a large bowl, combine mashed potatoes, flour, egg yolks, 2 tsp salt, pepper, mustard and 10 ozs shredded cheese. Meanwhile, in a large kettle, bring the hot water to a slow boil; add 1 tbs salt. In large pastry bag, with large plain tube #8 in place, put some of potato mixture. Holding bag over simmering water, force contents through tube, snipping it into 3/4" ;pieces of gnocchi with scissors. Cook gnocchi gently until they rise to surface, when they will be done. As gnocchi rise, remove at once with a slotted spoon; drain well on paper towels; place in buttered 1 1/2-qt. shallow casserole; keep warm in oven. Repeat snipping, cooking, draining, and warming remaining dough until all is used up. Remove casserole from oven; turn broiler to Broil; pour butter over gnocchi, and sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese. Broil till golden - about 5 minutes.

 

Nutritional Information:

277 Calories (kcal); 18g Total Fat; (60% calories from fat); 14g Protein; 13g Carbohydrate; 148mg Cholesterol; 1490mg Sodium