Ranch-Flavored Potato Gnocchi

Name: Ranch-Flavored Potato Gnocchi
Yield: serves 4 as an entrée or 8 as a side dish
Ingredients: 7 medium russet potatoes of approximately equal size; Kosher salt; 2 tablespoons/26 grams/1/2 lightly beaten egg; 3 tablespoons/40 grams Ranch Spice Blend (recipe follows), or finely ground store-bought ranch seasoning; 2/3 cup/100 grams all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting; 1/3 cup/40 grams buttermilk powder; 4 teaspoons/9 grams dried minced onion; 4 teaspoons/9 grams garlic powder; 2 teaspoons/12 grams fine sea salt; 2 teaspoons/12 grams freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon/2 grams dried lemon peel granules; 1/4 teaspoon/0.75 gram smoked paprika; 1/4 teaspoon/0.5 gram cayenne pepper; 1/4 teaspoon/0.5 gram dried parsley; (makes about 2/3 cup)

December 9, 2011

One summer we worked as private chefs on a ranch in Montana. One of our jobs was to oversee the chefs in the employee kitchen. We watched as they lamented the crew’s love of ranch dressing, culminating one evening when a guy poured it on his lasagna. We were fascinated by how much people loved the flavor of ranch and slowly began to weave it into our repertoire just for fun. These gnocchi were one of our first experiments and are still one of the best.

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