Roast Duck and Mlinci
Menu Mlinci (Baked Noodles) Roast Duck Red Cabbage with Apples Red Pepper and Tomato Salad This was another dinner where the side dish became the main event. Mlinci (m'LEEN-tsee), also known as baked noodles, seemed like an intriguing but improbable dish. I had to give it a try. I first heard about mlinci when The Professor, a Facebook friend who lives in Slovenia, posted a photo of a festive St. Martin's Day dinner he'd just prepared: A roast duck, accompanied by a strange sort of dumpling or noodle called mlinci. Months later, I came across a recipe for mlinci/baked noodles in the Progressive Slovene Women's cookbook. I found a few other recipes through an Internet search. It's a simple dish. A noodle dough, rolled into thin rounds and baked, then cooled and broken into bits. To serve, the bits are moistened with boiling water or dropped into soup. Presto! Instant noodles. Or dumplings. Or something. Often mixed or fried ...