Learn a traditional four-cheese gnocchi recipe

Don't waste time and learn how to make succulent four-cheese gnocchi, a genuine recipe from the past that will leave your guests fascinated.

Gnocchi is a typical Italian dish that is also known in Italy as gnocco. This dish is nothing more than a dough made with boiled potatoes and wheat flour. Gnocchi is best served with sugo sauce, bolognese, white etc.

The recipe of Kitchen Manual follows tradition and presents the recipe of 4 cheese gnocchi which is simply extraordinary in its flavor. So let's get to the main point, which is learning how to make this wonderful recipe.

Ingredients for 4 cheese gnocchi:

•  1 kg of potato gnocchi
•  500 ml whole milk
•  1 tablespoon of butter
• 100 g parmesan cheese
•  1 tablespoon of wheat flour
• 100 g provolone cheese
•  salt to taste
•  100 g mozzarella cheese
•  ground black pepper to taste
•  freshly grated nutmeg to taste
•  100 g gorgonzola cheese

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

1. Start by bringing the water to a boil. Once it does, add the salt and the gnocchi. Now, in a pan, make the Roux (RÚ as it is called) and add a spoonful of butter, letting it melt. Then, add a spoonful of wheat flour and stir to cook the flour.
2. Next, add the milk to the mixture and mix quickly, then season with a pinch of salt, black pepper and nutmeg (these last two freshly ground).
3. When the mixture thickens, add the cheeses: mozzarella, gorgonzola, parmesan and provolone. As soon as they melt, turn off the heat, drain the gnocchi and then add the sauce to a pan.

It's ready four cheese gnocchi which you can serve in a baking dish, or leave in the pan and let your guests feel free to serve themselves.

This gnocchi recipe is a great option for dinner menus, and that glass of wine makes everything more enjoyable. In fact, here on the site there is a recipe for hot wine how very tasty.

Did you know that December 29th is Gnocchi Day?

That's right, this dish is so typical that it even has its own day. Gnocchi Day is due to the legend that on a certain date of December 29th, Saint Pantaleon, dressed as a wanderer, was walking through a village in Italy.

He was very hungry and knocked on the door of a house to ask for food. The house had a family and little food, but even so they shared the gnocchi they had prepared with the wanderer, sharing 7 pastas with each of them.

Then, Saint Pantaleon (they didn't even imagine it was him) was pleased and thanked everyone for the welcome he received. So, when collecting the plates, someone discovered that underneath each one there was a good amount of money.

Because of this legend, December 29th became a tradition of fortune or lucky gnocchi day, when money is placed on plates and the first seven pieces are eaten standing up, making a wish on each one.