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Are you familiar with haluski? Is it a Pittsburgh thing or something? I know you’re expecting dessert, but I have a problem. Nobody out here in south central PA knows what haluski is. It kills me because it’s one of the easiest dishes you can throw together. Haluski is a Polish dish of cabbage and noodles that I’ve eaten at least once a month growing up. You always find it as a side to fish fries during Lent. I made a big batch of it and brought it to lunch so I could educate my coworkers. They all asked for the recipe, so it’s probably safe to say it was a huge success.
Haluski is egg noodles tossed with sauteed cabbage, onions, and butter. It is one of those dishes that I rarely make myself, mainly because my mom does it well. I won’t make (frozen) pierogies myself either because that is another dish my mom makes with fried onions on top. I guess it’s because of the nostalgia tied to them since I grew up eating them during childhood. Ironically, nobody in my family is Polish. I guess it’s just something us Pittsburghers eat all the time regardless of ethnicity.
Traditionally, the noodles are made from scratch. As ambitious as I am with my from-scratch philosophy, I’m pretty cool with buying packaged egg noodles. It makes dinner that much faster and easier. To make cooking even faster, you can chop up your cabbage ahead of time and keep tightly sealed in the refrigerator. That way when you’re worn out from a long day at work, you can throw things in a pot and have dinner ready in roughly a half hour. Do I do that? Nope because I never know when or what I’m going to do with a head of cabbage. It’s the thought that counts, right?
My mom also has a habit of putting lots of black pepper on top of things. Normally I’m good without it, but no matter how hard I try, I can’t eat haluski without black pepper.
Haluski (Cabbage and Noodles)
Author: Carla Cardello (www.chocolatemoosey.com)
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 8 ounces uncooked egg noodles
- 1/4 – 1/2 cup butter (I like mine really buttery, but you can get away with less)
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small head of green cabbage, chopped into bite-size pieces
- Black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to boil. Cook egg noodles according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
- Meanwhile, melt butter in large dutch oven on stovetop. Saute onions until softened, 5-10 minutes. Add garlic and cabbage. Saute for another 5-10 minutes. I like my cabbage with a bit of a crunch. If you want it softer, cook it longer.
- Once the noodles and cabbage mixture are ready, add the noodles to the dutch oven. Stir to combine then add black pepper on top.
Notes
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Source: Adapted family recipe
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I have not heard of Haluska but it is now on my must try list!
This looks quite good…and buttery :) My European mother made a lot of stuffed cabbage when I was growing up but not this particular cabbage variation.
I love that you posted this haluski recipe! I first learned about haluski a few years ago and made it as a side dish for Thanksgiving. I personalty loved it.
My mom’s side of the family is Polish, but I’ve never had haluski! (I wonder if it is a Pittsburgh thing…) If ever you have a craving for this and you’re wondering what to do with the other half head of cabbage, you should make holishkes (stuffed cabbage, but Epicurious has a wonderful recipe with a cinnamon-orange-tomato-based sauce that adds a warm, comforting spice). Now I want to go home and eat pierogi with my mom!
Never heard of haluski! But, we love fried cabbage, so I know we’d love this! YUM!
Well I’m Polish, from NEPA and then I married someone in central PA who’s family was from Russia and pretty much ate all the same foods my Polish family grew up with, even though the rest of this area isn’t as familiar with it. I’ve eaten lots of haluski! It’s very popular at church picnics in NEPA.
I like lots of cabbage and I like to cook my cabbage a long time. I prefer homemade noodles but there are plenty of good egg noodles on the market out there. I sometimes use a healthier egg noodle. I’ve cooked the cabbage and froze it separately to be thawed and added to freshly cooked noodles later.
I’d eat it more often but I hate having my house smell like cabbage.
What part of NEPA are you in … I live in Nanticoke….. the first time I tried haluski ( tonight) I loved it ..
I told you before but I LOVE this dish! Rustic cooking is awesome, and you cant go wrong with cabbage IMHO
I had never heard of haluski until now but looks and sounds like the perfect weeknight meal!
I’m from NEPA too and I make this (even posted it) and sometimes I add bacon or turkey bacon!
Nope. Never heard of haluski. But it looks buttery gooey and delicious, so I’d be willing to give it a shot.
Nope, never heard of it.
But those noodles look aweeeesome.
I made this the other day, but couldn’t find the link to your website, so I had to G**gle to find another one. Mine had the addition of crispy bacon and had garlic powder instead of fresh. I was thrilled because I actually crave cabbage! That’s odd isn’t it. Wonder what it means.
Hi, it’s not Haluski it’s called ŁAZANKI. Haluski it’s Czech dish (very good too)
Hi Dee,
I looked up lazanki, and that dish isn’t quite this dish. If you go to Pittsburgh and order haluski, this is what you get. I grew up with this plus churches sell haluski a lot for Lent. Whether it’s ethnically correct or whether Pittsburgh adapted the dish, this is haluski :)
Yes! I am just south of Pittsburgh and we LOVE haluski. Everyone makes it around here ( especially at church functions, holidays etc) . I grew up in NC and never heard of it until we moved to Pittsburgh. Now I make it once a month or more.