Traditional Hungarian Noodles & Cabbage

Submitted by bluemoon downunder

"A Jewish recipe, originally from "Foods From Eastern Europe Add Variety to Purim Menus" which I have adapted from one I found on www.jewish.com. Posted for the 2005 Zaar World Tour."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1 (3 lb) savoy cabbage, cored, outer leaves removed, shredded (about 8 cups)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (probably more than this if you don't use a non-stick pan)
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 yellow onions (American) or 1 brown onion, chopped (Australian)
• 6 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 leeks, thoroughly washed, outer leaves removed, chopped
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 1 (12 ounce) package egg noodles
• 1 tablespoon poppy seed

directions

1. Heat the oil in a large non-stick pan; add the sugar and heat gently until the sugar browns.
2. Add the onions, garlic and leeks; cook until they start to wilt.
3. Stir in the cabbage; sauté, stirring frequently, until the cabbage has softened, about 20 minutes.
4. Season to taste with pepper, and transfer the cabbage mixture and pan juices to a large bowl and keep warm.
5. Cook the noodles according to the packet instructions, then drain. (Alternatively, using pre-cooked vacuum-packed noodles works well, and saves time).
6. Quickly toss the noodles with the cabbage mixture and the poppy seeds.
7. Serve immediately.
8. Notes: Traditionally, this noodle and cabbage dish is served with sour cream. It's certainly delicious with the sour cream. Opt for a lower fat dish another night!

Reviews

[10cups]

I love cabbage, leeks and poppy seeds so this was a dish for me.The only change I made was I sauteed in 4 tbsp of butter and 2 tbsp of olive oil and I added about 1 tbsp of salt. And I used kittencal's homemade egg noodles. Everyone loved it. It was the first time that i have eaten savoy cabbage. i found it sweeter than regular. In my dish i added lemon juice because the only things i like sweet are desserts-im weird that way.

 

[KLBoyle]

This was pretty good, it was definitely lacking something though I'm not sure what. Thanks for posting :)

 

[Ilysse]

I didn't eat this but the family gave it 5 stars. Dallops of sour cream all around but no poppy seeds. I've use carraway seeds in other recipes and my husband loves that but the kids don't.

 

[mariatnitz]

This recipe was alright, but I found it to be a bit too bland. I ended up adding some chili oil and salt and it was pretty tasty. Probably will not make it again.

 

[Michelle from Central Time]

We made copious substitutions with what we had on hand, so this recipe was more of a jumping off point for us, but it was delicious. (Savoy cabbage--> regular cabbage. 2 leeks-->1 to 2 c. peas (added later in cooking). 12 oz egg noodles-->4 c. penne. Poppy seed-->sesame seed, though we thought caraway would also taste good)