European
Hungary - Pasta and Grains
Mákos Tészta
Chef's Menu Description
Traditional Hungarian sweet poppy seed pasta tossed in farm butter, enriched with ground poppy seeds, fragrant vanilla sugar, and warm apricot preserve.
Ingredients
- • 350g ribbon or macaroni pasta
- • 150g sweet ground poppy seeds
- • 70g icing sugar and 1 tsp vanilla sugar
- • 40g butter
- • 3 tbsp Hungarian apricot jam (sárgabaracklekvár)
- • Pinch of salt
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Cook the pasta in plenty of salted boiling water until tender. Drain and leave in a colander while preparing the butter glaze.
2
Phase 2
Stir together the ground poppy seeds, icing sugar, and vanilla sugar in a medium bowl until evenly distributed.
3
Phase 3
Melt the butter in a wide pan over low heat. Add the warm drained pasta and toss gently to coat the noodles in melted butter.
4
Phase 4
Fold the sweet poppy seed blend into the pasta until dark and rich. Spoon into bowls and top with a generous spoonful of warm tart apricot jam.