Easy Homemade Potato Gnocchi Recipe with Potatoes, Flour & Egg

Ingredients

• 6 large Maris Piper or King Edward potatoes (about 2 kg total weight)
• 100-200g rock salt (enough to cover a roasting tin in a thick layer)
• 300-400g plain or ‘00’ flour (you’ll have to judge how much to use as you’re making the gnocchi)
• 1 pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
• 2 medium eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 quantity basic tomato sauce (see ingredients and method below)
• 1 handful of fresh basil leaves
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 handful of freshly grated Parmesan, to serve
• 4 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 x 400g cans plum tomatoes
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 2 tsp tomato purée
• 1 pinch of sugar
• 1 sprig of fresh rosemary