Turos Csusza Hungarian Macaroni Cheese Food

TUROS CSUSZA (PASTA WITH COTTAGE CHEESE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly-salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes; drain well.
• Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium-high heat until crisp; drain, crumble, and set aside.
• Place the drained noodles in a large baking dish. Stir the sour cream into the noodles. Spoon the cottage cheese evenly over the top of the noodle mixture. Sprinkle the crumbled bacon over the top; season with salt.
• Bake in preheated oven until the cottage cheese softens, 3 to 5 minutes.

TUROS CSUSZA (HUNGARIAN MACARONI CHEESE)

Steps:

• Using cheesecloth, drain the cottage cheese over the sink overnight.
• When ready to cook, boil a large pot of salted water (2 tsp salt) and add egg noodles. Stir occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• While egg noodles are boiling, in a skillet cook bacon until crisp. Drain the oil off and then crumble. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix the cottage cheese, sour cream and black pepper. When noodles are ready, drain them and then add to mixing bowl. Stir well.
• Pour mixture into large baking dish, top with crumbled bacon and place in oven. Cook for 10-15 minutes. Serve immediately.
• Garnish with fresh dill.

TUROS CSUSZA - DRY-CURD COTTAGE CHEESE AND NOODLES

Steps:

• Using a large pan, cook the diced bacon until crisp; remove bacon from pan and keep warm.
• On low heat, stir the sour cream into the bacon fat.
• To the pan, add the noodles, bacon, dry cottage cheese, salt and pepper. Combine gently.
• On low heat, gently fold the contents until heated through. Adjust seasonings.
• With lid on pan, let set for half hour before serving. They taste best if not too hot.
• Garnish with more sour cream and dill if desired.

TUROS CSUSZA -- PASTA WITH COTTAGE CHEESE (HUNGARY)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bring a large pot of lightly-salted water to a boil, then add pasta & cook until al dente, about 8-10 minutes. Drain well.
• In a skilled over medium-high heat, cook bacon until crisp, about 8-10 minutes, then drain, cool & crumble & set aside.
• In a 2-quart casserole place drained noodles, then stir sour cream into the noodles.
• Spoon cottage cheese evenly over the top of the noodle mixture & sprinkle crumbled bacon over the top of that. Season to taste with salt.
• Bake 3-5 minutes or until cottage cheese softens.