Romeri's Gnocchi & Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 16 ounces ricotta cheese
• 1 (32 ounce) can tomatoes
• 1/2 teaspoon dry basil
• 2 -3 cloves garlic
• 1/4 cup olive oil

Recipe

• 1 mix all gnocchi ingredients in a food processor. mix until a dough ball is formed.
• 2 place on a floury cutting board and knead into a firm consistency.
• 3 cut a small hunk off and hand roll out to a long thin strip.
• 4 cut the strip into small bite size pieces and place on a tray covered with waxed paper and flour.
• 5 when the tray is full you can add another layer of waxed paper and flour and continue. (no more than 3 layers are recommended).
• 6 they can then be frozen right on the trays covered with foil or cooked right away.
• 7 fresh or frozen, place them in boiling salted water like any pasta. cook until tender (by taste) - do not overcook.
• 8 to make the sauce, cook chopped garlic in olive oil.
• 9 add tomatoes and basil. cook until tomatoes are thick and sauce like. this needs to simmer only 30-45 minutes at the most.
• 10 rinse pasta, cover with sauce and parmesan cheese and enjoy.