Mertzies Haluski Recipes

HALUSKI - CABBAGE AND NOODLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in egg noodles and return to a boil. Cook noodles uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender but still slightly firm, about 5 minutes. Drain well.
• Melt 1/2 cup butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat; cook and stir onions until translucent, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Cook and stir remaining butter and cabbage into onions until cabbage is softened but not browned, 5 to 8 more minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.
• Place cooked noodles and cabbage mixture in a large roasting pan and stir gently to combine. Sprinkle with more salt and black pepper if desired.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown on top, 30 to 40 minutes.

SLOVAK HALUSKI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook egg noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain.
• Melt butter in a skillet over low heat; cook and stir onion until onion is softened and butter is golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Add cabbage and toss to coat. Place a lid on the skillet; cook cabbage mixture, stirring occasionally, until cabbage is tender, about 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove lid and continue to cook until cabbage begins to brown, 5 to 10 more minutes.
• Mix noodles and cabbage together in a serving bowl; season with salt and pepper.

MERTZIE'S HALUSKI

Steps:

• 1. Dice in the onion (not real fine) and separately chop the cabbage. Set aside.
• 2. Get your cooking water for the noodles boiling with some whole peppercorns (about 6-10).
• 3. Melt 1 stick of butter in large skillet. Make sure the butter gets frothy & golden. This is gonna give it amazing flavor.
• 4. Add the onions & start getting them to a golden color & tender. Salt & add some Hungarian paprika to the onions. Then, add the cabbage some caraway seeds, & stir and cook through the cabbage.
• 5. Cook the noodles according to directions (don't overcook -- keep them on the firm side). When the noodles are done, take a few spoonfuls of the noodle water & mix in with the onions & cabbage to bind it all together nicely.
• 6. Drain the noodles & add the other stick of butter to the noodle pot. It will start melting because the pot is still hot. Add the noodles & stir. If you didn't use peppercorns, add a generous amount of fresh ground black pepper.
• 7. Mix all together. I like to transfer this to the crockpot then & keep on warm, or you can it immediately. I just find warming it all together for a little bit of time after mixing brings out the flavors. I do add more butter. :)
• 8. Enjoy!

HALUSHKI

Steps:

• Sprinkle pork chops with garlic powder, salt and pepper and place in a large greased sauce pan or deep skillet with chopped onion and fry until very brown and well cooked. It is ok if they stick a little, as the drippings are essential in this dish. When done, remove chops and set aside.
• Add a little water to the saucepan or skillet and mix up the drippings a bit. Place cabbage into the pot, and allow to cook down completely.
• In a separate large saucepan, boil the egg noodles in water until cooked. Drain noodles and mix in butter.
• Cut up the pork chops to bite size pieces and set aside. When the cabbage has cooked down, add pork and cooked noodles and mix completely.

EASY AND QUICK HALUSHKI

Steps:

• Snip bacon into small pieces with a scissors and cook in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Cook and stir onion with bacon until translucent, about 5 more minutes; set bacon and onion aside, leaving drippings in the skillet.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook egg noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain.
• Transfer bacon and onion mixture with drippings into the pot used to cook the noodles and cook and stir cabbage until coated with drippings. Cover pot and cook until cabbage is tender, 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally. Gently stir in noodles and season to taste with salt and black pepper.

HALUSKA (CABBAGE & NOODLES)

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pan or pot, large enough to hold the chopped cabbage.
• Sauté the cabbage and the onion in the butter until glossy and tender.
• Add the salt and pepper.
• Cover and let the cabbage mixture simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes.
• Add cooked drained egg noodles and mix.
• Serve with a bowl of sour cream.
• Add salt to taste.