Bryndzové halušky - Slovenia

    Bryndzové Halušky with bacon

Bryndzové Halušky (in English: Potato dumplings with bryndza sheep cheese and bacon is one of the national dishes in Slovakia. This hearty meal consists of Halušky (boiled lumps of potato dough similar in appearance to gnocchi and bryndza (a soft sheep cheese, optionally sprinkled with cooked bits of smoked pork fat/bacon.

Žinčica is traditionally drunk with this meal. There is an annual Bryndzové Halušky festival in Turecká that features an eating contest.

Ingredients:

    * 2-3 Potatoes
    * Flour 4-5 tbsp
    * Salt
    * 1 egg

Instructions:

    * Peel potatoes and finely shred them.
    * Add egg and flour. Make a dough that is not too tough but not to watery. You may use more or less flour or add a little bit of water if it is too tough.
    * Add 1 tsp of salt.
    * Boil water w 2 tbsp of salt. use teaspoon to drop a little bit of the dough into the boiling water. Be sure the water is always boiling.
    * When halusky are done they will float on top of the water, Pick them out with a strainer.
    * If you can't  find bryndza , (it is cheese from sheep),  use 1 package of Feta Cheese and 3/4 of a pack of cream cheese, and 3-4 tbsp of milk.
    * Heat everything together. Mix all the time. When it starts to boil, remove from the heat.
    * Cut up little pieces of bacon and fry them. Serve halusky with the cheese sauce on top and sprinkle with the bacon pieces.