3 versions of potato gnocchi with poppy seeds: Try recipes from Café Savoy, Skô and Lokál

Potato gnocchi by Café Savoy

Ingredients for 5 to 6 servings:

• 900 g potatoes
• 100 ml milk
• 180 g potato starch
• 60 g coarse baby semolina
• 70 g plain flour
• 4 eggs
• 20 g salt

To serve:

melted butter, icing sugar and poppy seeds

Procedure:

1. The day before, boil the potatoes in their skins and leave to cool completely, evaporating any excess moisture. Only when you are ready to prepare the dough, peel and grate them finely.
2. Add all the ingredients to the grated potatoes and carefully work into a smooth dough.
3. Roll out the dough into a long snake and make a slanting cuts down the entire length, creating short pieces of approximately 10 cm long.
4. Gently roll the ends of each piece into a pointed shape.
5. Cook in salted water for about 10 minutes.
6. Place the finished gnocchi on a plate, top with melted butter, sprinkle with icing sugar and a generous dose of poppy seeds.

Café Savoy

Café Savoy – busy cafe by day, relaxed restaurant by night. From morning to early afternoon, enjoy the bustle of a Viennese cafe, and in the evening settle into the slower pace of a refined dinner inspired by French cuisine, prepared by head chef Martin Čáslavka and his team. Every day, you'll be welcomed by the smell of fresh baking and pastries, which we prepare for you alongside Myšák confectionery.

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Gnocchi by Skô

Ingredients for the dough

For 2 servings:

• 2 potatoes, boiled in the skin and peeled
• approx. 150 g semi-coarse flour
• 1 egg
• a pinch of salt

Ingredients for topping:

• 100 g poppy seeds
• 50 g icing sugar
• 50 g butter, melted

Procedure:

1. Grate the potatoes finely and mix with flour, salt and egg. Work into a smooth, non-sticky dough. If it crumbles, add a little lukewarm water. Cover with a cloth and leave for 10 minutes.
2. On a floured surface, form the dough into a long noodle and then cut into sections.
3. Insert piece by piece into the pot with lightly salted boiling water, making sure that the individual pieces don't touch each other. Give them a stir, and then cook over a low heat until they float to the surface.
4. Let the cooked gnocchi drain, then roll them in poppy seeds, sprinkle with sugar and top them with butter.

Skô: Posúch, bryndza, lekvár

The dream of chef Tomáš Valkovič, at Skô, dishes are prepared over the fire, inspired by the cuisine of Slovakia and beyond. Come for a quick lunch and a glass of wine, a relaxed dinner, a traditional langoš accompanied by a good pint.

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Doughnuts from Lokál

The recipe for gnocchi from Lokál is based on the same dough the chefs use for classic potato dumplings. The only difference is you form smaller rolls about the thickness of a pinky finger, and add only half the salt to the dough. The advantage is that you can cook them ahead of time, and then just heat and serve.

Ingredients for 5 to 6 servings:

• 1 kg potatoes (ideally boiled type C)
• 300 g coarse flour
• 1 large egg
• salt

To serve:

butter, poppy seeds and sugar

Procedure:

1. Cook the potatoes a day ahead, or wait until they are completely cool. Then grate them coarsely.
2. Stir in the flour and mix to combine.
3. Stir in the eggs and a little salt. Work into the dough.
4. Roll out the dough into slim rolls, about as thick as your pinky finger.
5. Boil in salted water until they float to the surface. Move them gently after a few minutes during cooking, so they don't stick to the bottom of the pot.
6. You can leave the cooked gnocchi to cool. Before serving, fry them in a pan in butter to warm them up nicely.
7. To serve, add the poppy seeds and sugar and pour over the melted butter.

Good beer and honest cooking

Lokál is a dream which came true – one of a Czech pub where regulars feel at home. In 2009 we opened Lokál Dlouháááá, and the others soon followed. Today we have nine locations – seven in Prague, one in Brno and another in Pilsen.
We serve beer that's fresh, right to the last sip, and real home cooking. Lokál is a place where good beer and honest food matter.

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