1. 1

   Step 1

   Thoroughly wash 400 g of red potatoes and cook them whole in a pot of salted cold water.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Peel 500 g of Mantuan pumpkin, remove the seeds and fibers, then cut it into pieces.

3. 3

   Step 3

   After 20 minutes of cooking the potatoes, add the pumpkin to the pot.

   Timer 20 min
4. 4

   Step 4

   Cook for another 15 minutes, checking that the vegetables are tender but not falling apart.

   Timer 15 min
5. 5

   Step 5

   Drain the vegetables and mash the potatoes and pumpkin on a pastry board with 150 g of all-purpose flour.

6. 6

   Step 6

   Add 2 egg yolks to the mixture and knead briefly until you have a smooth dough.

7. 7

   Step 7

   Dust the surface with durum wheat semolina and form logs about 1.5 cm thick.

8. 8

   Step 8

   Cut the logs into 1.5 cm long pieces.

9. 9

   Step 9

   Shape the gnocchi and create ridges by pressing lightly with a fork or a gnocchi board.

10. 10

    Step 10

    Arrange the gnocchi on a tray dusted with semolina, ready for cooking.

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