GNOCCHI WITH MARINARA SAUCE

      Title: GNOCCHI WITH MARINARA SAUCE
  Categories: Other sauce
       Yield: 4 Servings
  
       2 tb Olive Oil -- or salad oil
       1 md Onion -- chopped
      28 oz Italian Plum Tomatoes --
            Canned
            Sugar
            Salt
       3 lg Potatoes -- 1 1/2 lb, peel,
            Quarter
       1 c  Flour, All-Purpose
            Parmesan Cheese -- grated,
            Optional
  
   1.  About an hour before serving, prepare marinara sauce: in 12"
   skillet over medium heat, in hot oil, cook onion until tender. Stir
   in tomatoes with their liquid, 1 1/2 tsp. sugar, and 1 1/4 tsp salt;
   over high heat, heat to boiling.  Reduce heat to med-low; cover and
   simmer 20 minutes.
   
   2.  Meanwhile, boil potatoes in water 15 min. or until fork-tender.
   Drain and mash potatoes.  In large bowl, mix mashed potatoes, flour,
   1 tbsp sugar, and 3/4 tsp salt to make a soft dough. On lightly
   floured surface, knead dough until smooth and slightly sticky. Cut
   dough into 12 pieces. Roll each peice into a 1/2" diameter log. With
   floured fork, make indentations all the way down each log. Cut logs
   into 1 1/4" pieces (gnocchi)
   
   3.  In 5 qt saucepot over high heat, heat 4 qts water to boiling. Add
   gnocchi.  With slotted spoon, carefully remove gnocchi to platter as
   soon as they start to float. Spoon marinara sauce over gnocchi. If
   you like, sprinkle with Parmesan.
   
   Without Parmesan: 375 calories, 8 g. fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 1400 mg.
   sodium
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