Túrós Csusza - Cottage Cheese Pasta
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Túrós csusza or túrós tészta is a classic Hungarian cottage cheese pasta dish. This simple recipe is perfect for making an indulgent comfort food. Topped with crunchy bacon bits, this is a hearty meal full of delicious smoky flavour, or you can serve it with icing sugar instead for a sweet vegetarian treat.
Directions
- Cut the bacon into small cubes, then place in a large skillet and cook on medium heat until the fat is rendered and the bacon becomes brown and crispy. Remove the bacon pieces and set them aside.
- Break the lebbencs pasta by hand into smaller pieces, then cook it in salted water for 8-10 minutes. Drain and then add the pasta to the skillet with the bacon fat.
Add the cottage cheese and about half the sour cream to the skillet. Mix everything and heat on medium until the pasta is warm and some cottage cheese melts.
- Serve with a spoonful of extra sour cream and top with the crispy bacon bits.
