Recipes · Hungarian · Pasta

Tarhonya (Hungarian Egg Barley)

One serving has 403 kcal and 11 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (102%), thiamin (76%), niacin (46%), folate (42%), manganese (40%) and riboflavin (35%). Ready in 25 minutes.

Tarhonya (Hungarian Egg Barley)
Photo: Nillerdk, CC BY 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 5 min
  • Cooking: 20 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (222 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Dairy-free
  • Contains: celery, egg, gluten, poultry

Ingredients

  • 70 g Egg noodles, dry
  • 30 g Onions, raw
  • 12 g Vegetable oil
  • 1 g Paprika
  • 8 g Tomato paste
  • 100 g Chicken broth
  • 0.8 g Salt
  • 0.2 g Black pepper

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a pot, add the chopped onion, and cook until soft.
  2. Add the egg noodles, standing in for the tiny pellets of tarhonya, and toast them in the oil and onion for 3-4 minutes, stirring, until lightly golden and fragrant.
  3. Take off the heat and stir in the paprika and tomato paste.
  4. Pour in the broth, season with salt and pepper, bring to a simmer, cover, and cook for about 10-12 minutes until the pasta is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed.
  5. Fluff with a fork and serve hot as a side, or topped with a fried egg for a light main.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy403 kcal19%
Carbohydrates55.3 g
Water137 mL
Fiber3.5 g12%
Protein11.4 g24%
Tryptophan0.1 g
Threonine0.32 g
Isoleucine0.43 g
Leucine0.83 g
Lysine0.33 g
Methionine0.19 g
Cystine0.22 g
Phenylalanine0.55 g
Tyrosine0.22 g
Valine0.5 g
Histidine0.28 g
Fat15.5 g
Monounsaturated3.6 g
Polyunsaturated7.9 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-67 g
Saturated2.7 g
Trans-Fats0.12 g
Cholesterol60.8 mg
Calcium41.6 mg4%
Copper0.27 mg30%
Iron3.4 mg19%
Magnesium50.1 mg16%
Manganese0.72 mg40%
Phosphorus192 mg27%
Potassium339 mg7%
Selenium56.2 µg102%
Sodium702 mg
Zinc1.6 mg20%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.84 mg76%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.39 mg35%
Niacin (vitamin B3)6.5 mg46%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.71 mg14%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.23 mg18%
Folate (vitamin B9)168 µg42%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.22 µg9%
Choline61.6 mg14%
Vitamin A42.7 µg6%
Vitamin C4 mg5%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)7.7 IU1%
Vitamin E1.9 mg13%
Vitamin K24.6 µg27%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.2 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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