Have you ever tried sweet pasta? This traditional Slovakian dish is very easy to prepare and only requires 4 ingredients.
We have had a rather, shall I say, interesting couple of weeks here in the UK, and I’ve rather taken my finger off the blog pulse as I’ve been very engrossed in the news and the resultant political turmoil. I make it a rule not to really talk about politics on the blog or my blog social media channels, so it is time to move onto the food, everyone has to eat, and food is, after all is a great unifier.
As well as Britain voting to leave the EU, the England team also dropped out out of Euro2016, beaten by Iceland with its population of less than 330 thousand. Under the circumstances, I think that it probably was for the best.
In honour of the football I’ve teamed up with REDMOND Multicookers to make a Slovakian dish, this sweet poppy seed pasta. REDMOND are running a football cooking competition on their Facebook page, simple share a photo of a dish from one of the countries taking part to win one of their nifty and ever so useful Multicookers.
Poppy seeds are a hugely popular ingredient across Eastern Europe, and I’ve made a traditional Slovakian poppy seed pasta or Rezance s Makom. Here in the UK we really don’t use poppy seeds in our cooking, apart from to sprinkle on top of the occasional bread roll.
I made this in my REDMOND Multicooker, a nifty gadget that frys, stew, steam, boil, bake and slow cooks (initial review here). The cooker is easy to use, well designed and very compact making it perfect for small kitchens, students, caravans and boats.
This traditional Slovakian poppy seed pasta dessert is very easy to prepare and only requires 4 ingredients.
- 400 g fresh pasta
- 2 tbs poppy seeds - lightly crushed
- 50 g butter
- 2 tbs sugar
- To serve
- 4 wedges lemon
- sprig mint
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Set the multicooker to the MULTICOOK function, temperature 120C, half fill the cooking pot with water, close the lid and allow it to come to a boil.
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Add the pasta to the boiling water and allow to cook for a few minutes. Once it is cooked it will be paler in colour and float to the surface.
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Drain the pasta, reserving half a cup of the cooking water.
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Set the multicooker to FRY, VEGETABLES, add the butter, poppy seeds, sugar and reserved cooking water to the pot and bring to a rapid boil until the mixture is reduced and syrupy.
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Turn the cooker off, and stir the pasta through the sauce until it is coated.
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Serve immediately garnished with a slice of lemon and a sprig of mint.
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Remember to enter the competition over on REDMOND’s Facebook page.
Recipe commissioned by REDMOND. All opinions our own.
Johanna GGG
Yum! I was surprised to see this is sweet pasta – I lived with some Polish people as a student who were so into poppyseed scrolled bread and got a taste for it but don’t use poppyseeds enough myself
Helen
It was so delicious Johanna.
tots2travel
That sounds different, especially for pasta, will give it a try.
Helen
It was a wonderful dish.
Joanna
This sounds delicous we got pasta for dinner tonight but I definitely want try this out atcsome point.
Helen
We loved it Joanna.
Dean of Little Steps
That multi-cooker looks fab! Ours is an old one. The pasta dish also looks yummy :)
Helen
The Redmond multicooker is just fabulous, so versatile and so compact.
Nikki Thomas
i am a big fan of simple pasta dishes with not too many ingredients and this sounds lovely. I love poppy seeds too and am interested to see how they taste in a savoury dish
Helen
I think they would work well in a savoury dish too. I love this sweet version however.
Anosa
I love the look of this pasta, I have not tried any Slovakian foods before. Thanks for the recipe.
Helen
Thanks Anosa, it is a fairly common dish all over Eastern Europe.
Francesca - From Pennies to Pounds
That looks sooo delicious! What a fab recipe. That multi cooker sounds good too, how handy!
Helen
It is so quick and easy too. I love my multicooker.
Ana De- Jesus
This looks far more promising than our football or political reputation. I like the sound of poppy seed pasta!
Helen
Indeed it does.
Fashion and Style Police
I like pasta dishes. I will definitely be trying this recipe. Off to check out the multicooker too.
Helen
This is so quick and easy. The multicookers are great. Perfect for small kitchens.
Joanna
Looks like a delicious dish, I love poppy seeds and never tried it with pasta before.
Helen
It was wonderful Joanna and a sweet dish is a nice twist.
Hannah
I’ve been thinking about buying a multi-cooker and now that I’ve seen this pasta recipe (I love pasta) I’ll need to get one!
Helen
You will love the multicooker. Such a great gadget.
Clairejustine
This looks and sounds delicious, yummy :) I could just eat some now..
Helen
I am a convert to sweet pasta!
Kara Guppy
This sounds delicious, will have to give this a try
Helen
It was amazing, and nicely different.
Alina
Multi cookers are so good, I just make a dish to share via the competition! Great looking recipe too btw x
Helen
I love my Multicooker, perfect for cooking almost everything.
Rachel
I did initially read this as puppy ha, that said, it is amazing how a little something can change a dish, this sounds absolutely divine and as a total pasta fiend, it is something I really want to try x
Helen
Oh puppy pasta would be so sad! I loved this version. Nice to have something different.
Kerry Norris
I’ve never heard of having poppy seed pasta. Looks lovely .x
Helen
It was delicious!
Anne's Kitchen
I found a bag of neglected poppyseeds at the back of a cupboard the other day randomly! Have definitely never used them with pasta but I do like the idea! Worth a shot at livening up my gluten free pasta!
Helen
It is a fabulous dish. So simple, but very good.