Kasha Varniskas

Name: Kasha Varniskas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Poland
Ingredients: 1 egg white; Freshly ground black pepper; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 1½ cups thinly sliced button mushrooms, shiitakes, or fresh porcini; Salt; 1 cup kasha (buckwheat groats); 2 cups boiling beef or chicken broth or water; 1 cup small bow tie noodles; 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

With Bow Tie Pasta and Mushrooms

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Healthy Jewish Cooking

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2000

About

Kasha with bow ties is a Russian/Polish Jewish classic. Your great-grandmother would have made the noodles by hand. You can do this if you’re feeling ambitious, but store-bought bow ties work just fine. You can use just about any type of fresh mushroom for the recipe: button mushrooms, shiitakes, porcini (boletus).

Ingredients

1 cup kasha (buckwheat groats)
1 cup small bow tie noodles
Salt

Europe
Poland
Eastern Europe
Pasta
Vegetarian

Method

Wash the kasha under cold water, drain well, and blot dry. Cook the bow ties in boiling salted water until al dente, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain in a colander, refresh under cold water, and drain.
Heat the oil in a large, heavy saucepan (preferably nonstick). Add the onions and mushrooms and cook over medium heat until the onions are golden brown and the mus