Easy Slovak Haluski
The origins of Haluski (pronounced ha-loosh-key) are debatable, but can be claimed in some form or another by the Polish, Slovaks, Ukrainians, and Hungarians. It’s a simple comfort food dish consisting of either egg noodles or a potato dumpling sautéed with cabbage, onion, pork, and sheep or goat’s cheese. The cut of pork you use, the kind of cheese you use, and using either noodles or dumplings will vary from region to region. However you decide to make it, haluski is an easy to make comfort food that only requires a handful of ingredients.
How do I make traditional Slovak potato dumplings for my haluski?
Haluski in the United States is often made with egg noodles or even gnocchi to make it an easy and quick meal. The traditional Slovak recipe is made with a potato dumpling, similar to German spaetzle. To make your own traditional Slovak potato dumplings you will need:
- 2 large potatoes, peeled
- 3+ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup milk
Make your dough by grating your potatoes on the smallest shredding option on your cheese grater. Squeeze the excess water out and put the shreddings into a mixing bowl. Stir in the flour, baking powder, salt, eggs, and milk until a dough forms, adding more flour if necessary to achieve a workable consistency. Divide the dough into 6 sections. On a flour dusted surface, roll out each dough section into a long rope or snake. Slice the snakes into 1/4 inch wide “pillows” or dough ball sections. Set aside the cut dumplings until ready to cook. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Working in batches boil the potato dumplings for 3 minutes each batch. Remove from the water with a slotted spoon.
If you like this recipe, you may also be interested in some of our other Eastern European favorites:
Can I use bacon instead of pancetta?
Yes! Bacon is an acceptable substitution for pancetta in this recipe. It produces a lot more fat and grease so we recommend skipping the butter in this recipe (or reducing it significantly) and simply cooking up your diced bacon in the skillet and allowing the cabbage and onion to sauté in the grease.
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Easy Slovak Haluski
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 small green cabbage roughly chopped
- 1 large white onion halved and sliced
- 8 ounces pancetta
- 1 pound egg noodles or gnocchi
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 5 ounces plain goat cheese crumbled
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Once melted, increase the heat to medium high and saute the onions and cabbage in the butter. Saute for 10 minutes, stirring often. Add in the pancetta and saute for another 7 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the egg noodles (or gnocchi) according to package directions. Drain well.
- Add drained noodles (or gnocchi) to cabbage mixture and season with black pepper. Spread crumbled goat cheese over the top and stir gently until melted and everything is combined. Serve hot.
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