Best 7 Babas Authentic Polish Haluski Recipe With Potato Dumplings Recipes

HALUSHKI WITH PAP'S DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Combine the flour, eggs, milk and some salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Mix by hand until incorporated, making sure not to overmix. Place in the refrigerator, covered, and let rest for 1 hour.
• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Cut penny-size dumplings into the water by hand and let boil for 5 minutes. Drain the dumplings and set aside.
• Melt the butter in a large pan. Add the onions and cook until translucent. Add the cabbage and paprika and cook until tender. Toss with the dumplings and smoked ham and serve.

BABAS AUTHENTIC POLISH HALUSKI RECIPE WITH POTATO DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• PREPARE POTATO DUMPLINGS:.
• In a large bowl, add mashed potatoes, eggs and blend thoroughly.
• Add enough flour with a little salt to knead into a soft pliable dough that will not stick.
• Make into rolls and slice in about 1 inch pieces.
• Drop dumpling slices into boiling water and boil about 12 minutes. To test for doneness, break one open with fork after you take out of boiling water.
• Drain in small hole colander. (You can rinse if you prefer. I don't.).
• SAUTE CABBAGE AND ONIONS:.
• While boiling the dumplings, sautee (in large fry pan )butter, cabbage and onions until golden brown.
• Add drained dumplings to fry pan and fry a little longer. Mix it all well while frying but don't overdo so dumplings stay together.

HALUSHKY (POTATO DUMPLINGS) UKRAINE / RUSSIA

Steps:

• Be sure to wash the potatoes before doing anything with them.
• Take the one uncooked, peeled potato. Grind in a meatgrinder.
• Cook the other potatoes in salted water. Drain, cool, peel and grind them also in the meat grinder.
• Combine cooked potatoes with fresh potato and egg.
• Brown finely chopped onion in oil. Combine with flour and stir. Season with salt and red pepper. Mix with the potatoes.
• Bring at least a quart of salted water to a simmmer. Drop in spoonfulls of the batter. Cook at a slow boil for 8-10 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a colander. Do not overcrowd the cooking water.
• To serve, put on a plate and drizzle with butter. Pass with sour cream. It can also be served with fried mushrooms to go with meat dishes.

GRANDMA'S POLISH "HALUSKI"

Steps:

• 1. Chop onion and cabbage coarsely. In a large skillet fry the bacon fairly crisp and discard most of the grease, add the butter and slowly make it brown. THIS is an important part. Cook the onion and cabbage over medium heat in the bacon/butter until it's soft, stirring as necessary to prevent burning. This will take quite a while and reduce by about 1/2. Cook the Kielbasa together with this.
• 2. While the above is cooking, boil the noodles to the instructions, drain well and when the cabbage mix is ready, mix it all together. You can now add the optional sour cream if you like.
• 3. I've added about a cup of well rinsed and drained Sauerkraut at times and liked that as well. Optional.

KLUSKIES (POLISH POTATO DUMPLINGS)

Steps:

• Grate selected number of raw, peeled potatoes. Add dash of salt and flour to make a heavy dough mixture. Mix with hands.
• Boil kettle of water. Drop dough with teaspoon (3/4 tsp.) into boiling water. Cook until done. Drain.
• Fry onion and bits of ham in a little butter and pour over Kluskies in serving dish. Serve.

POLISH KOPYTKAMI POTATO DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Start a 4-6 quart pot of water to boil. Using lots of water for the dumplings to swim in is very important. When it starts to boil, salt the water liberally. Keep covered and on a simmer while mixing the potatoes so it's ready to boil when you are ready to make the dumplings.
• Peel then grate potatoes with a grating blade (smallest holes) in a food processor. Remove any chunks. Strain potatoes in a strainer (not a colander) until water from potatoes is removed. Press on the potatoes to remove as much water as possible. The more water left in the potatoes, the more flour you'll need and you'll have less potato taste in the end.
• Put potatoes in a large bowl and add salt. Mix with a rubber spatula or large spoon.
• Lightly mix eggs in a cup with a fork and add to potatoes. Mix.
• Add flour to potatoes, starting with 1 cup. Mix and continue to add flour until the potatoes are the consistency between pancake batter and bread dough. You shouldn't be able to pour it but you shouldn't be able to knead it either. If you wish, taste potato mixture to check salt.
• Cut bacon into 1/2-1 inch chunks. Fry in a high-sided frying pan on medium heat until limp, not crunchy. Set aside off heat or on lowest heat.
• Bring water back to boil. The water shouldn't be a full rolling boil. It will cause the dumplings to fall apart. Keep the water at just a gentle boil.
• Test one dumpling by using a teaspoon and drop in a dollop of potato mixture (about the size of a large cherry). It will plump up. See if the dumpling holds together. It should sink to the bottom of the pot and when cooked fully it will float. If it falls apart (water starts to fill with bits of potato mixture) add more flour, about 1/4 cup at a time. Test again until it holds together.
• The water will become cloudy and little bits of potato will appear over the course of boiling the dumplings. This is normal. The dumplings will look shaggy, not round or perfect. You can stir them gently during cooking to keep them from sticking together.
• As the dumplings float, take them out with a slotted spoon or strainer and put directly in the bacon pan. Mix all the dumplings in the bacon pan until coated with bacon grease. Taste and add salt as needed. Serve.
• Save a cup of potato water and add as needed to dumplings when reheating the next day.

HALUSKI

Steps:

• Cut up bacon in bite size pieces and fry with chopped onion (I like my bacon crisp, but it's up to you).
• Meanwhile, put on large pot of water to boil.
• Peel potatoes, cut and grind up in a blender (If the mixture is too dry to blend, add the egg).
• In a large bowl, gradually mix flour with potato mush until loose batter is formed.
• Put a large scoop of the batter on a flat surface (I use the bottom of a springform pan).
• Holding the flat surface in one hand, use a fork with the other, pushing finger-size dumplings in the boiling water (They will rise as they cook).
• Gently stir, so they don't stick.
• After the dumplings are all cooked, drain them in a large colander and put them in a large serving bowl.
• Drain sauerkraut in colander, under cold water, squeezing out excess.
• Add sauerkraut, cooked bacon and onion to dumplings.
• Mix gently.
• Salt and pepper to taste.
• (An alternate version is with the dumplings mixed with drained cottage cheese and melted butter. Very yummy too!).