Tarhonya Hungarian Noodles (Gumboli , to our Family)

  3/4 cup flour
  1 large egg plus 1 teaspoon of water
  1/4 tsp salt

I mix this recipe up by hand:

I crack the egg into a small mixing bowl, add the water and salt, beat together with a fork. I then add the flour and use the fork to incorporate the flour until I can't stir any longer. I then start using my hands to mix in the remaining crumb like mixture using a squeeze and turn motion until a nice firm ball of dough forms. Go to*** 

However, you can use a food processor as follows:

 

Place the above ingredients into a food processor and process until mixture stops moving in bowl, about 1 minute. Dump mixture onto cutting board and squeeze into a firm ball of dough, until all flour it incorporated. 

***Cover with a bowl and let rest for 1/2 hour. Use the grater to grate into “Gumboli” noodles. (using the large holes of a 4 sided grater) Dip the ball of dough into a little bit of flour often to make grating easier. Spread all the noodles out evenly on cutting board or floured cookie sheet and not in clumps. Make sure you spread them out in a single layer and let them dry out about two hours. Boil a medium pot of salted water and place all the noodles in. Bring back to a boil and reduce heat to medium. Boil for 4 minutes more. Drain and rinse in cold water. Ready to be added to soup.

If you want to use the noodles at a later date, they can be frozen. Spread noodles onto floured cookie sheet and freeze for 1/2 hour. Place frozen noodles in a freezer bag and store in freezer until ready to use.

This is the noodles my Mother would make almost every Sunday for homemade Chicken Soup.

I use this noodle for my Wedded Soup. Triple this single batch recipe for the perfect amount for the Wedded Soup Recipe.

To me there is no other noodle for soup. These are easy to make and oh so delicious. They are great for the little toddler, no messy noodles to cut up in the soup. When you take a spoonful of soup, you get noodles with each and every bite. No noodles slip, sliding off the spoon. I believe these noodles may be a form of the Italian, pastina noodle, but I guess I'm partial to these since I was raised on them. For those of you that don’t want to attempt to make these, look at the grocery store for and egg noodle called Egg Noodle Farvel.

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Halushki

1 stick butter or margarine

1 medium onion

1/2 head of cabbage

1 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

Melt 1 stick butter in large skillet. Add 1 medium onion, finely diced. Add 1/2 small cabbage, grated. Cook over medium heat until cabbage is browned. Stir occasionally. (The slower you cook the cabbage, the better it caramelizes to a sweet perfection). May take up to 1/2 hour to brown, reducing heat when needed, as not to burn. Boil 1 bag of store bought egg noodle or make my Potato Dumpling recipe. If you want Ethnic, you have to make the Potato Dumplings! Mix noodles into browned cabbage, add 1 tsp. salt, and 1/4 tsp. pepper. The best food EVER!

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Oriental Noodle Slaw

2 packages chicken flavored Ramon Noodles
1/2 cup slivered almonds, optional
2 tsp. butter
1 pound package coleslaw mix
1 red pepper, cubed in small pieces
1 bunch green onions sliced thin
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
4 tablespoon sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

Melt the butter in microwave and toss the almonds in the butter.
Spread onto a cookie sheet and bake in a preheated 325° oven for 5-8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Boil the noodles according to directions on package.
Rinse the noodles under cold water and set aside to drain.
Do not use the seasoning packages at this time.
Combine noodles, coleslaw mix, almonds, red pepper and onions. Mix well.
Make the dressing in a separate bowl: Mix oil, sugar, vinegar, salt, pepper and the seasoning packages.
Toss the noodle/slaw mixture with the dressing. Chill 2-3 hours before serving.


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Homemade Pasta (Aunt Carm)

2 1/4 cups flour
2 eggs
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. salt
1/4 cup water

Mix all the above ingredients in a food processor. Mix until dough pulls away from the sides of the processor.

This recipe makes about 1 pound of fresh noodles. Cut them anyway you like and with any method you prefer. (For spaghetti, homemade soup, halushki, you decide). They are oh so easy. Better yet , they are oh so delicious.

I usually make several batches of these at any given time. I cut them up several different ways and I prefer to freeze them rather than dry them. I place the cut noodles on a floured cookie sheet and freeze for about an hour on the pan. Then I bag then up in freezer bags to use whenever my heart desires.

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