Recipes · Ukrainian · Main Courses
Halushky (Poltava Wheat Dumplings)
One serving has 627 kcal and 16 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (86%), thiamin (83%), riboflavin (69%), folate (56%), niacin (47%) and manganese (46%). Ready in 70 minutes.
- Preparation: 55 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (291 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 110 g Flour, all-purpose
- 1 g Salt
- 25 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 45 g Water
- 50 g Onions, raw
- 10 g Butter, unsalted
- 50 g Sour cream
Method
- Mix the flour with the salt, add the egg and the water and knead for 8-10 minutes into a soft, smooth dough that no longer sticks; cover and leave to rest for 30 minutes.
- Roll the dough into a rope about 2 cm thick, or roll it out 1 cm thick, and cut it into pieces 2-3 cm long; Poltava halushky are generous.
- Bring a large pot of water to the boil and drop the halushky in a few at a time, stirring so they don’t stick together.
- Once they rise to the top, simmer them for 5-7 minutes, until cooked through with no raw dough in the middle, then lift them out with a slotted spoon.
- Meanwhile, fry the chopped onion in the butter over medium heat for 6-8 minutes, until soft and golden.
- Toss the hot halushky with the onion and butter and serve with the sour cream; they are also eaten with crisp fried salo instead.
- Halushky are Poltava’s own dish, and the city has a monument to them.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 627 kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 91.1 g | |
| Water | 160 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.8 g | 13% |
| Protein | 16.4 g | 34% |
| Tryptophan | 0.21 g | |
| Threonine | 0.53 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.65 g | |
| Leucine | 1.2 g | |
| Lysine | 0.64 g | |
| Methionine | 0.34 g | |
| Cystine | 0.33 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.84 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.56 g | |
| Valine | 0.78 g | |
| Histidine | 0.39 g | |
| Fat | 21.3 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 5.7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.3 g | |
| Saturated | 11.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.41 g | |
| Cholesterol | 144 mg | |
| Calcium | 96.5 mg | 10% |
| Copper | 0.21 mg | 23% |
| Iron | 5.7 mg | 32% |
| Magnesium | 37.9 mg | 12% |
| Manganese | 0.83 mg | 46% |
| Phosphorus | 223 mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 290 mg | 6% |
| Selenium | 47.2 µg | 86% |
| Sodium | 446 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.4 mg | 17% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.91 mg | 83% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.76 mg | 69% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 6.6 mg | 47% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.2 mg | 23% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.17 mg | 13% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 226 µg | 56% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.34 µg | 14% |
| Choline | 88 mg | 21% |
| Vitamin A | 170 µg | 24% |
| Vitamin C | 4.2 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 20.5 IU | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0.95 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 2 µg | 2% |
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
0.4 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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