Krumplis Tészta - Hungarian Potato Pasta Recipe
Pasta is so often associated with Italian food, but Hungarians are very fond of "noodles" and krumplis tészta is a glorious homestyle dish that features potatoes and pasta (carb overload anyone) with paprika, it's a proper cheap dish that is way more than the sum of its parts!
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 644kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Medium-Large Potato 250g
- 30 g Lard 2 Tbsp
- ¼ teaspoon Salt Plus Extra to cook the pasta
- 1 Small Onion 100g
- 75 ml Water ⅓ Cup
- 200 g Pasta Short "Open" Shapes
- 1½ tablespoon Sweet Paprika
- ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper
- Diced Pickles to Serve
Instructions
- Peel the potato, discard the skin and cut the flesh into a 1cm (just under ½") dice.
- Heat a 28cm or 11" frying pan over a medium-high heat, add the lard when the pan is hot, once it has meted toss in the potatoes and half of the salt, then cook until the potatoes are golden, this should take 5-7 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Whilst the potatoes are cooking cut the onion in half, peel it and then cut it into a 5mm (Just under ¼" dice). Add it to the potatoes with the rest of the salt and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Pour in the water cover with a lid and cook over a gentle heat for 12-15 minutes or until the potatoes have softened.
- After the onions and potatoes have been cooking for 5 minutes, cook the pasta in well-salted water (I use 1½ teaspoons of water in a 20cm or 8" saucepan) until it is al dente, then drain reserving a little of the cooking water.
- By now the potatoes should be cooked, remove the pan from the heat (this is important because it well prevent the paprika from burning), then sprinkle over the paprika and black pepper.
- Roughly mash the potatoes with either the back of a fork or with a potato masher.
- Return the pan to a low heat, add the pasta and as much of the cooking water as you need to make a nice coating for the pasta.
- Serve with the diced pickles.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 644kcal | Carbohydrates: 110g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 619mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 7g
