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Ñoquis del 29

Name: Ñoquis del 29
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Uruguay
Ingredients: 600g Potato; 150g All-purpose flour; 1 Egg; 1 tsp Salt; 1 can Canned tomatoes; 1/2 Onion; 1 clove Garlic; A pinch Basil; To taste Parmesan cheese; 2 tbsp Olive oil

Main Dish

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Potato gnocchi eaten on the 29th of each month, with money placed under the plate for good fortune.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

In Uruguay and Argentina, there's a custom of eating potato gnocchi on the 29th of every month. It's said to come from it being a dish made with cheap ingredients at month's end, when budgets are tight before payday, and from Italian immigrant customs. Eating with a bill or coin under your plate is said to keep you from money troubles the next month.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On the night of the 29th in a Uruguayan home, the family slips bills under their plates of gnocchi and starts eating with a laugh.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Potato 600g
All-purpose flour 150g
Egg 1
Salt 1 tsp
Canned tomatoes 1 can
Onion 1/2
Garlic 1 clove
Basil A pinch
Parmesan cheese To taste
Olive oil 2 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Boil the potatoes in their skins, peel, and press through a sieve while hot.
Add the flour, egg, and salt and bring together quickly (don't overwork).
Roll into ropes, cut into 2cm pieces, and mark ridges with a fork.
Sauté the onion and garlic in olive oil, add the canned tomatoes, and simmer 15 minutes for the sauce.
Boil the gnocchi in salted water and lift out when they float.
Toss with the sauce and top with Parmesan and basil (with a coin under the plate).

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