Haluski with Homemade Dumplings & Ham
A traditional Hungarian meal. Inexpensive, easy to make, nutritious and filling. Perfect for feeding a hungry family.
Equipment
- cutting board
- Dough scraper
Ingredients
For the dumplings:
- 2 cups flour
- 3 large eggs
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
For The cabbage:
- 1½ sticks butter
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- 1 head green cabbage, cored and thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp sweet Hungarian Paprika
- 2 cups ham, diced
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- sour cream, optional
Instructions
Make the dumplings:
- Bring a large stockpot of water to a boil.
- Combine the flour, eggs, milk, salt and pepper in a mixing bowl.
- Mix by hand until you have a wet sticky dough.
- Set aside to let dough rest while you prepare the braised cabbage.
Prepare cabbage:
- Melt butter in a large stock pot over medium heat.
- Add diced onion and cook until onions are translucentm about 4-5 minutes.
- Add paprika and stir to combine.
- Add cabbage and stir to combine.
- Reduce heat and cover. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cabbage cooks down, and its nice and tender, about 10-15 minute.
- Stir in diced ham and toss to combine. Continue to cook until heated through.
- Season with salt and pepper.
Cook the dumplings:
- Once water comes to a rolling boil, add salt.
- Wet a cutting board and scoop dough onto the moistened board.
- Dip the blade of a dough scraper into the boiling water to moisten the blade. Cut finger sized pieces of dough, scraping them off the edge of the cutting board, one at a time, into the pot of salted, boiling water.
- Stir to make sure dumplings don't stick together, and boil for 5 minutes.
- Dumplings will float to the top when they are cooked through.
- Use a slotted spoon to to scoop out dumplings. Add them to the pan with the braised cabbage and ham.
- Toss dumplings with the braised cabbage and ham to combine.
- Taste and season with additional salt and pepper if needed.
- Serve, topped with a dollop of sour cream if desired.