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Krautfleckerl

Name: Krautfleckerl
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Austria
Ingredients: 200g Macaroni; 1/2 Cabbage; 1 Onion; 20g Butter; 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 2 tsp Sugar; 1/2 tsp Caraway Seeds; 1 tsp Salt; 1/2 tsp Black Pepper

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⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

A humble Viennese home dish of cabbage fried until sweet and tossed with small square pasta.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Krautfleckerl came from Bohemia and took root in Viennese homes. Small square pasta called Fleckerl is tossed with cabbage caramelized with sugar. Seasoned with caraway and pepper, it's been a meatless-day meal and a staple of school and canteen menus.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At an old Viennese eatery, regulars along the wooden counter quietly eat peppery cabbage pasta at weekday lunch.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Macaroni 200g
Cabbage 1/2
Onion 1
Butter 20g
Vegetable Oil 1 tbsp
Sugar 2 tsp
Caraway Seeds 1/2 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper 1/2 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the cabbage into 2cm squares, sprinkle with ½ tsp salt, leave 15 minutes, and squeeze out the water.
Heat the oil and butter in a frying pan, add the sugar, and cook to a light caramel.
Add the chopped onion, cabbage, and caraway and fry about 20 minutes until soft, sweet, and golden.
Cook the pasta in salted boiling water.
Toss the cooked pasta with the cabbage in the pan.
Season with salt and pepper.

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