Potato Stringoli Recipe (Kartoffelnudeln)

If you’ve never tried the Tyrolean potato Stringoli or the German Kartoffelnudeln, a kind of elongated gnocchi that can be served as a garnish for meats or vegetables or as a dessert, today is a good day for you to do it, because you will be surprised. Potato stringoli is a Tyrolean recipe, but it has German origin. In Germany it is called Kartoffelnudeln, Kartoffel-Schupfnudeln or Schupfnudeln. If you have already made homemade gnocchi, this recipe will seem extremely simple, since the dough is very similar, although it is not necessary to create a very elaborate shape. They can also be compared to potato croquettes, although in this case the cooking method is boiled. One of the advantages of this recipe is that you can prepare the dough and store it in the refrigerator to make, at any time, a garnish or a dessert. In this case, it won’t take you more than 10 minutes to get the stringoli ready. Ingredients for 4 people: 500 grams of potatoes 90 grams of corn flour 1 egg yolk Butter Salt Preparation: Wash the potatoes, place them in a saucepan with water and boil them until they are very soft, about 40 minutes. Then let them cool, peel them and prepare a puree. Season with salt, add the beaten egg yolk and cornstarch. Knead very lightly, the time necessary for all the ingredients to be integrated. If you knead too much, the dough will be hard, as with gnocchi. Flour a board or the worktop, stretch the dough a little, cut it into strips and knead some potato sticks about 2 centimeters in diameter and 5 centimeters long. Squeeze the edges a little, so the ends are pointed.Pour water into a saucepan, bring it to the fire and, when it boils, submerge the potato bars and boil them, as if they were gnocchi. They will know they are ready when they float to the surface. At that time, scoop them up with a slotted spoon and let them drain on kitchen paper. In a skillet with a cube of butter, brown the bars on both sides. Serve as a garnish, accompanying a plate of vegetables or meats. Potato stringoli or Kartoffelnudeln can also be eaten as a sweet. In that case, the only difference is, when serving, sprinkle a little icing sugar and cinnamon on top. In this way, the potato bars can be eaten warm and fresh, or warm, as a sweet snack. Did you like this recipe for potato stringoli? Leave your comments and share the idea with your friends.