Matej Žucha (23)
masterstudent Food Technology All the flavours of the world can be found in the WUR community. MSc student of Food Technology Matej Žucha (23) shares one of his favourite potato dishes from Slovakia.
‘Slovakia is a potato-eating country. We prepare potatoes in many different ways. In former times, food was expensive and people in the countryside used to try to make meals from home-grown ingredients like potatoes. This dish was my favourite meal when I was a kid. My mum would make it whenever my brother and I asked for it. It does not really have a name, but as it can be prepared quite fast, let’s call it “Zemiaková rýchlovka”. Which means “quick potatoes”.’
Ingredients for 5 people:
- 700g potatoes
- 300g bacon
- 400g thick noodles or pasta
- 600ml milk
- chives and/or spring onions
- 50g of butter
- salt
Preparation:
- Peel and cube the potatoes. Boil them until they are soft. Drain the water and add butter.
- While the butter is melting, fry the bacon.
- In another pan, boil water and cook the noodles.
- While the bacon and noodles are cooking, make a potato sauce: warm up the milk and add it bit by bit (not all at once) to the potatoes and butter. Then mash the potatoes until you get a smooth and semi-liquid sauce. Add a pinch of salt—not too much as the bacon will make it salty too.
- When everything is ready, mix the potato sauce, the noodles and the bacon. Garnish with chives and/or spring onions. Enjoy!
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