Traditional Hungarian Túrós Csusza: Pasta with Curd Cheese, Bacon and Sour Cream

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Cook the bacon slowly until crisp and its fat has rendered. Lift out the bacon, keeping the fat warm.

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400 g csusza or broad egg pasta, broken into irregular pieces

200 g smoked bacon, diced

350 g Hungarian túró or well-drained farmer cheese

250 g full-fat sour cream

1 tsp salt, plus pasta water

black pepper, optional

Hungarian túró is a dry, crumbly fresh curd, not smooth cream cheese.

Use the rendered bacon fat to dress the pasta.

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