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This week on Basics, I'm conquering one of my all-time greatest fears and making gnocchi.
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Fun fact: the first time I made gnocchi, they fell apart in the water and I didn’t try to make them again until last week, 10 years later.
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They look great now :)
LAWL
i will love to make a pizza video with you. SOMETHING OUT OF THIS WORLD, i have the perfect recipe
are you gonna do more videos on shokugeki ?
“Episode 69: Gnocchi” Gnice.
10/10 comment
nice
nice
When I saw it the like goal was at 68 But when I’m commenting it’s at 73
Gnoice
is anyone else super jealous of his huge cutting board of a kitchen counter
Yes
You mean butcher block?
Butchers block. Pretty inexpensive counter material.
Great set up
@@bobbrossify 🤓
In Italian slang “gnocca” means umm... female parts and since this is ep.69 I don’t think this is unintentional...
I want to like this so bad, but there are currently 69 likes and considering this comment, I must not.
this is episode 72
@@maddoxhowerton4536 .... Watch it again. Says episode 69 in the intro.
All my favorite Italian foods have such "interesting connotations. Gnocchi and pasta puttanesca.
Gnice
"This is no job for Tiny Whisk" Well, not with that attitude it isn't
Disgruntled Cashier he was weak
He needed big whisk energy
It's not the size of the whisk, but how you USE IT!
Oh no
for 7 million, Babish should just do a compilation of him going "season with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper"
That's pretty much every video he's done - you know that, right?
Gotta throw "tiny whisk until homogeneous" in there as well
And at least five "Let those flavours get to know each other."
And a couple of his hand wiggles after he's tasted a good dish
My favorite is "cream fraiche". (pronounced like Randy Marsh)
Does anyone else just binge watch all his episodes when life is punching you in the gut with brass knuckles?
Yes! His voice is so damn soothing
Yeah I do
I used to comfort eat when i was sad, but these videos scratch the same itch
I think that's why they call it binging with babish
Life is just a long, constant, hard punch in the stomach.
Babish at 0:45 : "This is a great use for leftover potatoes[...]" Me, of Irish blood: "For what now?"
Right
@@fletcherandjunk2246 left?
@@martyhalloway7935 up
@@fletcherandjunk2246 down?
@@martyhalloway7935 jumanji
The last time he used his ricer was July of 2019, KFC from stranger things was the video. The ricer may be in the same place as his food safe bucket, which has also not appeared in any video since then.
Bruh
Probably
👏👏👏
wow if thats actually the case
You sir have binged too much Babish.
“This is no job for tiny whisk.” *Impossible*
"Gnocchi" to me means "delicious lil potato dumpling" but also "that one time I tried making my own and accidentally almost burned my house down." Yay...
@@parkman29 that's gnocca
69 likes nice
"Gnocch, gnocch, gnocchi on heavens's door..." - Italian Axl Rose.
I'm italian and this made me laugh hard ahahah
HEABENS DOARR!
@@isaiahp.4609 'v'
jojo reference?
Now I can't stop hearing it this way lol
fun fact : babish seasons his kosher salt with kosher salt before using it
You are also here now
Kosher salt^2
But what about the salt he seasons the salt with? Is that salted as well?
oy vey
Why I season my salt and not my meat
Idk about anyone else, but I'd love to see him make the food from American Psycho.
William Ramirez i only remember the brutal murders from that movie, i dont really remember the food from American Psycho
Yesss
like what?
There are mentions of food in dialogue, but its supposed to sound nonsensical and inedible. I only remember sea urchin saviche or something
It's just gonna be 8 minutes of him saying "but first, I have to return this video tapes".
9:51 "and season with- intense air intake* AKOSHERSALTANDFRESHLYGROUNDPEPPER"
Thank you for the recipe our son made it for us for Father’s Day. They were fluffy and yummy with a great Bolognese sauce I made. Our son turned us onto your channel keep on doing what you are doing! You rock!
So sweet
"If you're a nutmeg freak like me..." Townsends has entered the chat
Let's savor those flavors and aromas of the 18th century baby
I never knew how much I wanted a Townsends collab until now
I had to scroll down to see if anyone went there before I brought up the original Nutmeg Freak.
Thanatos That’s exactly what I did
@RavnDream **music plays** _"A TikTokker drank a bottle of nutmeg spice, this is what happened to his brain."_
i like how he refers to them as gnocchs, as if they're his little children
lmaoo
because they are.
They are, he made them
are they not
Okay so Babish you are one of my biggest inspirations to pursue the culinary arts as a career. Proof of that is now, I'm currently panicking over poor grades in class and potentially losing my job as a cook. Just hearing the Basics theme song and remembering when I made this recipe reminded me of why I'm even doing this. From the bottom of my heart, thank you man.
This honestly looks like the first thing you've made that I might be able to pull off in my own basic kitchen. Potatoes, flour, eggs for the gnocchi then some sauce. awesome :)
and a protein, obviously. you cant just eat carbs
@@audhumbla6927 You can most definitely skip proteins in a meal once in a while in my opinion
@@diacoal2433 if you wanna be weak and tired and dumb, sure
@@audhumbla6927 from personal experience, gnocchi goes HARD with some garlic chicken.
@@audhumbla6927 Perhaps you are right. Perhaps a nice piece of tofu would make an excellent complement to the gnocchi :)
5:08 him grating that nut meg really gave off "2 shots of vodka" energy
the "two shots of vodka" energy used to be me with cheese on pasta
Neus Woesje USED to be? you aren’t 2 shots of vodka with cheese anymore? you monster, you freak, only the best people put 2 shots of cheese. your crown has been destroyed, remelted to make way for a new honourable cheese obsessor. i’m disappointed.
@@cadynextdoor I know, I don't deserve the crown anymore. I found out I was lactose intolerant. I am unworthy of the cheese crown 😭
Tip: If you can't toss the pan you can optionally just stir it like a sane person.
I can toss the pan! I can't guarantee that the food will still be in it afterwards though.
It’s not hard to toss a pan, just pick it up, and throw it in the air
you can, but tossing actually does something that stirring cant: incorporating air. it makes the sauce a bit thicker, a bit like whipping cream. and gnocchi can be pretty delicate so you have to be careful when stirring them. tossing is doable with a bit of practice though, use a pan with high sides and look at the forwards-back motion babish does. its good for showing off or flipping crepes.
evanhensley11 instructions unclear unfinished pancake on the ceiling
Lena I tried that about an hour ago with some chicken I was warming up in a pan for quesadillas and it wasn’t moving but it was technically my first try soooo more practice soon hopefully
My wife is lactose-intolerant, so we do not make a lot of cheese dishes. Needless to say, I was salivating for the entire video, so I might need to treat myself.
uuuh, you do realize that most cheese usually doesn't have lactose in it? Other than say, cream cheese and cottage cheese.
Phenomenal sauces and video!! My grandma said to boil a few gnocchi first - if they fall apart in the water it means you didn’t knead the dough long enough. This video made me subscribe!! 💕💕
My grandma forgot to poke her potatoes before baking them and they did indeed explode
They weren't "IRA" brand potatoes, were they? I hear they tend to do that. I really couldn't resist it.
@@calebbilling4984 You really should have.
Huh, they must be from islam
Caleb Billing back the ira they ain’t no terrorists
@@thetrueaandy115 islam is not a place bruh
Beating the egg in the shell is a huge power move
My girlfriend can tell when I'm listening to "Babish's melodious tones" across the apartment. You are a beautiful man.
hey you might've seen my previous comments about pooping in my pants. please help
Under quarantine your videos are so easy to follow and i've recently expanded my culinary horizons. Thank you so much
*Sees Title Me: Gnocchi *Sees episode number Me: Gnice
Lellistair great comment
Gnice 👍
Nice
GNICE
@@papagsauce3603 gnice
"I like big ol' gnoccs." Andrew that sentence took a couple years off my life.
It added a couple years to mine
like me some thicc gnoccs
I don't know if it added years, but it added a couple good belly laughs for me.
hey Andrew thank you so much I just treated myself to the best home cooked meal of my life you are an inspirational to all I love you
I was trying to make gnocchi for the first time ever for Christmas Eve dinner and this really helped me . They turned out well
Can we take a moment to reflect on the fact that this man just beat an egg yolk in its shell?
It's kinda like Joe Exotic rolling up with the skeleton in the passenger seat. It's like, are you even surprised at this point?
And he didn't even use the tiny whisk
Awesome skill!
Hearing Andrew say “Sauté pan” regularly after so long is weird and slightly unsettling.
That's fair, I guess. I'd love to know the right term for it if it's not too much trouble?
Quite possibly the best no B.S. straight forward tutorial on any cooking subject I've ever seen. Well done.
Thank you so much for making these videos. I have started working with my kids on cooking again. I asked them to find a recipe and we would get the ingredients and make it. Gnocchi with browned butter and sage is what he chose. It turned out great. We also made your beignets, which also turned out great. Thank you.
Could you make Lembas Bread from The Lord of the Rings. “One small bite is enough to fill the stomach of a grown man”
Cue the hobbits eating *4 full loaves each*
That would have to be a calorie dense piece of bread.
Yeah can you solve worlds hunger
the closest thing i made was 7 grains tortilla bread, that was dense, delicious and very filling
i used to make lembas bread with my brother when we were kids... it's sooo delicious. like a super dense honey flavored biscuit.
“Potato Piercer” was, coincidentally, one of my favorite movies.
I think I found that in the 99 cent DVD bin
Thank you for the recipe. I just made some with the browned butter and it tastes amazing.
i love how he said “take that off the heat so nobody gets burned” but yet he kept the burner on directly in front of him with nothing on top of it
"Top it with a little bit of freshly grated nutmeg" *John Townsend would like to know your location.*
Is this Chef John?
@@jacobjenkins7183 no. It's Townsends channel 18th Century Cooking
I'm happy to see a Townsend fan out in the wild
So glad I'm not the only one 😂
Babish with John would be a pretty interesting collaboration.
Honestly disappointed that Episode 69 of "Basics with Babish" wasn't about different ways to prepare dinner for two
That's a good joke 👍, idc who you are.
nice
@@assordante2205 that's DumpsterxDan bro how could you not care 😔✌
Underrated comment btw
@TheNightShadow as in to say, if you were like a stuck up school principal or PTA mom or something who might be offended by sexual jokes, even those kind of people could find that joke funny. Think Larry the Cable Guy and his stand up specials.
I followed your method and technique. It came out perfect, nice job and thanks for sharing.
I love gnocchi! My favorite thing to do is prepare them alongside with a poultry or red meat of choice and make a bleu cheese sauce with the meat drippings, the bleu cheese, and deglaze with a red wine. Incredible.
babish: *pronounces saute pan like a normal person* everyone: wait, that's illegal
*_sauté pin_*
how else would you pronounce it? i'm curious
@@catalinaaraya8197 Many Americans (and some Brits) pronounce it SOH-tay rather than sor-TAY.
@@TheDirtyNorf the first one is correct because it comes from french
@@laurentiudiconescu9596 exactly, sautée
I used to make gnocchi with my nonna, about 30 years ago, the memory is still so vivid in my head. Thanks for this nostalgic memory and video ❤️
I’ll bet she made some good gnocchi, I like all kinds of Italian pasta, my favorite being filled pasta, what’s yours? Aside from your nonnas gnocchi of course
thats sweet
I told my nonna that i was gay and she pulled out a bible yelling at me in italian
You're welcome
fun fact: little gnocchi are called "gnocchetti" and are, in fact, a thing for a gluten-free version, use potato starch instead of flour
This implies the existence of Spaghi™️
@@ladyofcuriousvirtue they do exist. IF you are speaking Roman dialect 🤣 " *Nnamose a fá du' spaghi!* " Roughly translated as: "Let's go eat some pasta" in a very, very, very heavy slang 🤣🤣🤣
I just tried gnocchi today and now I can officially say these are amazing
So I tried this out for dinner tonight and it came out pretty well for a guy who's never made pasta dough before! I ended up rolling them into balls and then making the little finger dent in them. Also I didn't have any of the sauce ingredients you mentioned so I hodge-podged something out of chopped baby bella mushrooms, chopped white onions, a quarter cup of whole milk, 3 cloves of crushed garlic, some rosemary, 3 tablespoons of butter (cuz I'm extra), some oregano, 3/4 of a cup of pasta water, and of course, KS and FGBP to taste. And it came out pretty decent along with finely sliced yellow squash and zucchini, and a couple chicken mozzarella sausages. I managed to surprise my parents (I'm a total amateur at cooking) and I'm really happy with the recipes of yours I've followed! I made your recipe for latkes last week and they came out pretty well! Thank you for making these videos! It has inspired a love of cooking in a guy who's diet in college has consisted of microwave burritos, leftovers, and hot dogs. (And I can't believe I typed out the whole of what I did. I got a little carried away there)
What the heck are chicken mozzarella sausages?? 😂
Also if you want suggestions for sauces, mushrooms and cream is a great one and basically what you did (without the extras lol), simple tomato sauce with loads of pepper and parsley, or even just butter and parmigiano! The simpler it is, the best it will taste ♥️ also, try making gnocchi using equal parts of potatoes and pumpkin!
Lidia S. Ooh thanks for the suggestion! The chicken and mozzarella sausages were store-bought sausages. Basically picture generic chicken sausage dotted with pockets of melted mozzarella.
"I'm a total amateur at cooking" *Nails gnocchi the first try and prepares a delicious sauce out of the blue*
Awesome! Gnocchi is one of my favorite pastas to make and also the easiest. I have a little wooden gnocchi board ($6 on Amazon) that makes the ridged kind a lot easier. And there's zero learning curve at all; you just roll a lump of dough over it and you have a great looking ridged gnocchi. It's awesome.
who else cannot stop watching babish during quarantine despite not knowing how to even pour my own cereal
Accurate, lol
So true
😂👍
😋
Get out of your comfort zone and start cooking yourself. It will be so rewarding
I made the gorgonzola version today and let me tell you, it was the best gnocchi gorgonzola I have ever had. Ever. Thank you for this recipe, it’s now in my permanent arsenal.
Just found you and very happy I did! Love the videos and commentary! Cheers🍷
I'd love to see you make lobsters with lemon, basil butter, and garlic chives from Scooby-Doo and the Gourmet Ghost
Por favorrrrr
Oui oui
Oh yeah, Babish needs to do a lobster episode!
"and if you're really a nutmeg freak like me..." Wild TOWNSEND appeared!
Came looking for this comment.
Townsend: Did someone say NUTMEG? *heavy breathing*
*Alton Brown has entered chat*
How much fun would a nutmeg themed BwB/18th Century Cooking episode would be. Babish voice "Welcome everybody were here to savor the flavors and the aromas of the 18th century" Townsends voice "Hey guys welcome back to Toasting with Townsends"
Yes!!
I am shocked that you only fried your Gnocchi for one of the variants. Frying Gnocchi elevates them to an entirely new level imo, the texture, the slight roasted potatoe flavour, its to die for.
Just made a variation on the fried gnocchi! So rich and delicious thank you for you tips and tricks!!
My dad bought a bag of gnocchi and told me to figure out what to do with them. After they sat in the fridge for a couple of weeks because I didn't feel like figuring out an Italian recipe I decided that since they're made from potato I'd prep them like baked potato. I boiled them for a few minutes and drained them. I baked them in an oiled pan for a bit, pulled them out, topped them with butter, baked them again. Topped the finished product with butter, sour cream, and cheddar cheese.
what did it taste like
@@sweedereed tasted like shit i'm afraid
@@sweedereed it was good. it didn't taste like a baked potato obviously but butter, sour cream and shredded cheese will make most things taste better. It's a good sharing dish.
Dr. Turkey wow poggers
Me, back in the early days when I learned Babish is lactose intolerant: Oh nice! Maybe I’ll finally have a chef to follow along with for lactose free videos and ingredient suggestions! Me, now: yes! More cheese! Put it on the cream sauce! We’re in this together and there’s no going back!!
Always wanted to make gnocchi and never did until tonight. They came out great!!!
Y’all these are sooo good! Just made these with pesto mushrooms and some parmesan-super good!
This video taught me their are only 3 kinds of freaks -parsley -cheese -nutmeg
Cilantro gang rise up
Cinnamon.
There are no nutmeg freaks, only nutmeg necromancers.
"If you're a nutmeg fan like me..." Jas Townseds & Sons: Allow us to introduce ourselves....
Don’t you just love to savor the aromas and flavors of the 18th century?
i hope babish knows this reference & hearts this
Jon would be very proud of the freshly grated nutmeg in this episode.
Oh dang, beat me to it. Take my upvote!
Fried “ravioli” gnocchi: Smash balls of the dough into circles with a finger (similar to the divot shape.) get two circles and place a small slice of string cheese (or other desired) in between the circles. Crimp closed, pushing out as much air as possible. Cover in a dish of bread crumbs and gently push so the crumbs stick. Pan or deep fry until golden.
Honestly, best episode ever. I've been laughing while have an urge to cook Gnocchis and try those sauces.. Congrats on a perfect video!
“Then drizzle the Gorgonzola cream sauce over top” Me: hohohoho woof
I like to just focus on the Gorgon part of that word and remember the good old days of God Of War 2...
Technically the "Gnocchi" made with ricotta cheese is "Gnudi" or "naked" a very popular dish during the winter in northern Italy and sometimes added to the tops of salads in the summer
What? Where? I'm from Milan so maybe I don't know this dish, but putting them on top of salads really weirds me out 😂 if you can tell me the recipe i'll be happy to try though!
@@elle0024 I dont have my cook book with me but my grandma's recipe is something like 500g drained ricotta, some herbs of choice and 100-200g of semolina or allP flour (depending on preference), the goal is to add just enough flour so it doesn't stick to your hands. Roll it into golf-ball sized balls and freeze for 20 mins; then boil until they float
Khan uhhh gnocchi is made with potato I don’t know where you are from but it’s not made from ricotta
@@frittaafl2186 did you read my comment??? thats what I said, Babish shows how to make "gnocchi" with ricotta later in the video, when really it is "Gnudi"
I made the riccota gnocchi this evening, with the browned butter sage sauce. Everything was a phenomenal 10/10! I really only wish to perfect my shaping of the dumplings. Thank you for sharing the recipe!! I was thrilled to receive your book as a gift last Christmas. After making this tonight… I look even more forward to dipping into your book.
Your kitchen is so perfect!
As a person who is allergic to potatoes I'm glad there's a potatoless gnocci.
I'm allergic too! I still eat potatoes every day of my life though. 😬
@Ray Caster Not to mention potato pancakes.
*gnocchi
*gnocchi
Try Pumpkin Gnocchi: More flavour, no potato!
9:52 even through an oncoming sneeze, Babby delivers
Nah I think he was just tired of saying "kosher salt and freshly ground pepper." He eventually just says "KS and FGP" lol
@@MikaylaMilayla Ahhh fair enough!
This looks so good I can't wait to make it at home !!!
I love gnocchi and your recipe looks amazing! Great video!
You and James Townsend must have a great nutmeg relationship.
Andrew already cooked outside in his red dead episode, Babish + Townsend collab when??
And Adam reguesa doesnt
07cowboy07 I knew Townsend and Babish would cross somehow, I just didn’t know when or where
"If you're a nutmeg freak like me" John Townsend?? Is that you??
lilyflower * not expecting to see a Townsend reference here, I love it
We’re here re-creating the flavours of the 21st century.
Aaaayyy, another Townsend fan! :D
Frying...lobster?!
I just made them! I made my own sauce with just experimenting till it tasted good. I also made them gluten free and I used an egg substitute because my friend is allergic but they still turned out really well!
I will try it today for sure. Excellent
I feel bad... like we bullied him into saying pan instead of “saucepin”
@KYLE CHAMPAGNE bro what SJSKSJ
9:24
@KYLE CHAMPAGNE and that is true and that is true... And that is true and that is true
9:24
9:24
I'm making that last one. It had the most fork shakes.
I'm drowning in heartwarming childhood memories, thanks for that. New italian subscriber right here :)
Thank you so much for this recipe!! I followed a different recipe years ago and it was AWFUL and finally tried again with this recipe today and it was DELICIOUS!! I will be making these again and again. The gnocchi was soooo soft
"skin covered hands" I know nothing is wrong with it, its literally correct, but idk why It just sounds so weird for me
"skin covered hands" he says, while skinning baked potatoes
"I am human Babish. I like to do normal human things like preparing nourishment and breathing air. My hands are even covered in a (edited)keratanized membrane"
@@himanshuwilhelm5534 Whew, I was afraid you were a Zognoid for a second there.
same energy as "vegan tomatoes" or "asbestos free cereal"
It's like saying asbestos free cereal
In Poland we call this "kopytka" and we make them with cheese AND potatos and also fried (in butter) onion inside.
This sounds AMAZING
That sound fucking *g o o d*
So you call this a different way and also make it in a completely different way? Well, then it's not really this thing anymore, isn't it?
Thats because we Polish people only eat potatoes, cheese and onion. 😂
Mmm u had me at onion
Oh thank god, I had some pumpkin saved over and was going to make it with that, but completely forgot the basics. Great refresher corse 👍
Thank you.That was very well explained.❤
"-and I don't want to confuse *you*, the viewer." Is that a 'The Wolfe Pit' reference? I hope it is he's a nice bloke
Now I want to see Babish make a meal out of things he finds at a Dollar Tree.
Larry Wolfe is like that cool family friend that's basically your uncle.
I can hear the background music
Hey, I love Larry!
Ive been wanting to make gnocchi for the past two weeks but was too intimidated and couldnt find an easy to follow recipe online. Thanks for coming to the rescue!
I appreciate the use of the metric system!
"Now if you're really a nutmeg freak like me" Townsends approves this statement.
A man of culture I see.
Townsends gang gang
My two worlds of KZhead consumption have collided. Thank you.
The last one hit me right in the emotions. When I went to Florence, one of the best things I ate there was gnocchi with Gorgonzola cream sauce, finely diced pears and chopped walnuts. It still haunts my dreams!
Well you have the instructions, have at it!
Your Gnocchi looks amazing! I need to make that Gorgonzola sauce asap! Looks so 🔥🔥🔥
I LOVE THIS CHANNEL! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!
The only reason I know what gnocchi is is because of the cat in curious George. That show was my life as a kid :)
CBlitz *italian chef accent* MILKY WHIIIITE
Holy shit I forgot about that show
Aw childhood memories, that show was awesome
The only time I seen it was in the Men in Black movie...
Bro you made me cry by making me remind of that show.That 2as my favourite too.
When I was little, I would go to a pizza place with my parents for happy hour. I would eat the gnocchi off the appetizer menu while my folks got cheap pizza. From about age 3 to 6 my favorite food was, "Gnocchi with gorgonzola cream sauce". And then I was introduced to Udon and pho.
Udon and Pho are so great, I can’t put it until words.
To the point! My fav kind of recipes.
LOVE it! BRAVO sir. 🍅🌱
It’s gnocchi time. Chef John did sweet potato gnocchi and Kenji did ricotta gnocchi within the last week too
Make Monk Gyatso's pie from Avatar: The Last Airbender.
no
Not a good idea tbh
Good idea
its literally just a pieshell with whipped cream
find a person to throw it at first
A lactose intolerant individual: ie me “I want to risk it all for these gnocchi damn it”
Ngl im italian and u literally just need potatoes and flour then u eat them with ragù
I'm now 16 i make gnocchi since i was 4 with my grandma
The first recipe he shows is dairy free
@Jesus Hong i can tell this is a joke but why?
Jesus Hong you are not my son
i actually did make this the other day, but i just seared it in some burnt garlic butter and some squeezed lemon juice, works surprisingly well, and prevents hardening of gnocchi while eating
"Another method for making this strange food that you thought you were just starting to understand is by using a completely different set of ingredients."