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Makaron z truskawkami
Pasta with strawberries
Makaron z truskawkami: Polish summer pasta with sweet crushed strawberries and cream
When the first Kashubian and Mazovian strawberries flood the stalls in June, Polish children get makaron z truskawkami for lunch: warm pasta tossed with crushed sweetened strawberries and cream. Milk bars in Kraków and Łódź put it on the summer board too, and it surprises visitors who expect pasta to be savoury. The berries are mashed with sugar until they turn into a loose pink sauce, then folded through hot ribbon pasta or bow ties with soured cream or yoghurt. A common mistake is crushing the strawberries too far ahead, so they turn dull and syrupy; mash them while the pasta cooks. Chef's tip: let the drained pasta cool for a minute before adding the cream, so it coats the pasta instead of splitting into thin streaks.
- Total time
- 20 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 11 ½ oz tagliatelle or farfalle
- 1 tsp saltfor the pasta water
- 1 ⅛ lb ripe strawberrieshulled
- 2 tbsp sugarto taste
- 1 tsp vanilla sugaropt
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Method
0/3 doneStep 1: Cook 11 ½ oz tagliatelle or farfalle in plenty of boiling water with 1 tsp salt until just tender, about 8–10 minutes.
10 minStep 2: Meanwhile crush 1 ⅛ lb ripe strawberries with 2 tbsp sugar using a fork or potato masher, leaving some small pieces, until juicy. Stir ¾ cup soured cream or thick yoghurt with 1 tsp vanilla sugar.
5 minStep 3: Drain the pasta and leave it to steam for a minute. Fold in the strawberries, spoon the cream on top and serve at once while the pasta is still warm.
2 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 420 kcal
- Protein
- 12 g
- Carbs
- 72 g
- Fat
- 9 g
- Fibre
- 4 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does makaron z truskawkami take?
- About 20 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of ripe strawberries?
- Raspberries, blueberries or chopped peaches, same amount.
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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