Turkish-style pasta with kefir, onion, and feta cheese
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. Want to surprise your family with a new delicious meal? Aromatic onions, slightly salty cubes of cottage cheese, and velvety pasta—this is all about pasta prepared the Turkish way. The dish is very easy to make; adjust the amount of onion and cheese to your taste—this will only enhance the dish :) Serve the finished dish immediately.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Cook the pasta in boiling salted water according to the instructions, but stop cooking 1 minute earlier than the time indicated on the package.
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Step 2
2. While the water is coming to a boil for cooking the pasta, and while the pasta is cooking, we will have time to prepare everything else. Heat olive oil and butter in a frying pan.
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Step 3
3. Peel the onion and slice it thinly into half-rings. Place in heated oil together with bay leaves and sauté until slightly golden, then cover with a lid and cook for another 3–4 minutes.
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Step 4
4. Add 30 ml of water, salt, and sugar to the onion. Remove the bay leaf and simmer the onion for about 10 minutes.
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Step 5
5. Add the minced garlic, ground pepper, and herbs (I used dried parsley) to the onion. Cook for about one to one and a half minutes.
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Step 6
6. Cut feta, brined cheese, or any other salty cottage cheese into small cubes. I also added to the dish about 30 grams of finely grated hard cheese.
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Step 7
7. Are your pasta already cooked? Drain the water and transfer the pasta to the skillet with the onions. Add kefir or yogurt, mix well, then add feta cheese cubes and grated hard cheese. Heat everything together for about half a minute.
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Step 8
8. And enjoy the new delicious dish :)