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Túrós csusza
Hungarian pasta with curd cheese and sour cream
Túrós csusza is a simple dish of wide pasta squares tossed with crumbly túró curd cheese and sour cream, loved across Hungary and especially in the Danube villages, where it is served as a filling main after a bowl of fish soup. At home it is a Friday or end-of-the-month supper made from what is in the fridge. Traditionally it is topped with crisp pork crackling; here, fried onions and a little smoked paprika give the same crunch and savouriness. The flavour is mild, tangy and comforting. Chef's tip: toss the cheese into the pasta while it is still steaming so the túró warms through, but serve the sour cream cold on top for contrast.
- Total time
- 30 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat 2 tbsp sunflower oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Fry 1 onion for 12–15 minutes, stirring often, until deep golden and crisp at the edges. Stir in ½ tsp smoked paprika off the heat and keep warm.
15 minStep 2: Meanwhile bring a large pot of water to the boil with 1 tbsp salt. Cook 14 oz wide flat egg pasta squares (csusza) or broken lasagne sheets until just tender, about 1 minute less than the packet says.
10 minStep 3: Drain the pasta, return it to the hot pot and toss with 1 ⅜ oz butter until glossy.
Step 4: Crumble in 14 oz túró, quark or farmer's cheese with ½ tsp salt and fold gently for 1 minute until the cheese is warm and clings to the pasta. Common mistake: stirring hard over the heat; the curd turns rubbery and stringy instead of soft and crumbly.
1 minStep 5: Divide between warm plates, spoon over 1 cup sour cream (20%), top with the crisp onions and 1 tbsp dill and serve straight away.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 610 kcal
- Protein
- 30 g
- Carbs
- 80 g
- Fat
- 19 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does túrós csusza take?
- About 30 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 20 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 butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
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