This dish is IMPOSSIBLE to make sound appealing–it sounds kinda gross–but it’s one of the most perfect comfort foods. My Czech grandmother made it for us, and whenever I’ve FORCED someone else to try it, it goes right on their own comfort food list.
Seriously, try it, it will become a favorite, and it’s easier than almost any other recipe I know.
Called Haloushke, or something; I never saw it written. Pronounced huh-LOOSH-key.
You get you a cabbage, a big onion, a bag of wide egg noodles, and a thing of cottage cheese. Oh and some butter, and of course salt/pepper.
Chop onion, slice cabbage into ribbons. (I like to make them roughly the same width as the noodles, but that’s a purely visual thing.) Melt way too much butter in a large saute pan. I use a stick; you may use less if you insist.
Saute the onions around in the butter till they’re not quite browned. Toss in cabbage. (Oh meanwhile, timing wise, you’re dumping your egg noodles in the boiling water about now.) Saute cabbage till a little beyond wilted, but not mushy. When cabbage is ready, and noodles are ready, toss all together in a big ass bowl, along with the cottage cheese. Salt and pepper, etc.
Serve in big comfy bowls.