# What do I do with gnocchi?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-gnocchi/63833
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [April 30, 2001, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-gnocchi/63833 "2001-04-30T12:49:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
**Page:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2001, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-gnocchi/63833/21 "2001-05-01T07:48:02Z")

</div>

> [@](#):
>
> \*Originally posted by Ankh\_Too \*  
> \*\*Well, one of the classic gnocchi preperations is with sage and brown butter. Brown the butter over low heat and add a leaf or two of fresh sage. When the butter has that nut brown colour and you can smell the “toasted quality” add the almost fully cooked gnocchi and finish in the butter. Salt and pepper to taste and serve.  
> \*\*

This is the closest I’ve been to pasta heaven. I’ll make gnocchi _just_ so I can make a brown butter and sage sauce. I might just have to make some soon. Yum.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2001, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-gnocchi/63833/22 "2001-05-01T14:51:08Z")

</div>

I think gnocchi would do well against Charmander.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2001, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-gnocchi/63833/23 "2001-05-01T15:43:28Z")

</div>

I made some very good mashed potatoes with mushroom sauce last night.  
🙂  
Perhaps more flour in the dough?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2001, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-gnocchi/63833/24 "2001-05-02T01:28:11Z")

</div>

Cocina Regional (long gone but not forgotten) used to make this fantastic dish of gnocci with apples and a brandy sauce. Yummm. Never saw it any place else.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![Carina42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Carina42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carina42)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2001, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-gnocchi/63833/25 "2001-05-02T14:28:56Z")

</div>

Wow, what a great bunch of gourmands you all are!

I tried the butter & sage idea and it was delicious, yummmm…

Now I have to get more gnocchi & try some of these others. Can we all split my cardiologist’s bill when I’m done eating 47lbs of pasta & rich sauce? 😃

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-gnocchi/63833.md?page=1)