Haluski AKA "Cabbage and Noodles" is a staple food at community bazaars in NEPA (Northeastern Pennsylvania). There are multiple bazaars going on any given weekend during the summer, and they still reflect the cuisine of the Eastern European immigrants that settled in NEPA about 100 years ago. Since I can't be in my hometown this summer in the beer tents (exactly what it sounds like), I thought I would do my best to recreate a piece of NEPA culture here in Seattle.
Serves 6
Ingredients:1 12 oz. bag of egg noodles, cooked
1 large onion, chopped
1 small head of cabbage, or 3/4 large head of cabbage, chopped
1 stick butter
Salt
Pepper
Step 1: Melt 1/2 of the butter in a large pot and saute onion until translucent (about ten minutes).
Step 2: Meanwhile, boil cabbage in a separate pot until soft (about 15 minutes)
Step 2: Add drained cabbage, cooked noodles, and remaining butter to the pan and stir.
Step 3: Generously add salt and pepper to taste and stir.
Serve with potato pancakes, wimpies, and a can of lager for a true NEPA summer feast!
I come from Poland and can ensure you that in Poland there is no such dish like this. Haluski is traditional Slovak dish, a kind of noodles which are usually eaten with cottage cheese called bryndza and fried bacon. The word haluski come from Hungarian word galuski. The difference is that in Hungary they are eaten as a side dish with some meat stew.
ReplyDeleteIn Poland haluski are completely unknown.
Hello. I live in Poland and I write the blog in English about Polish cuisine. I do not know the dish that you are presenting here. "Haluszki" is a type of noodle dish originally coming from Slovakia, served with sort of sheep's cheese called bryndza, and some bacon. In your recipe you call for the noodles and cabbage - here in Poland we have the dish like this which is called "łazanki" : http://tastycolours.blogspot.com/2010/03/nightmare-dish-azanki.html. Kind regards
ReplyDeleteI live in Philly but grew up in NEPA. Everyone that grew in NEPA knows excatly what Haluski and I think it is a result of the mix of Polish and Slovak immmigrants that migrated there.
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