Jewish Kasha Varnishkes Recipe

Ingredients (8)

• 4 tablespoons schmaltz, rendered chicken fat, or oil or margarine for a vegetarian dish
• 2 large onions, sliced into thin rounds
• 4 ounces uncooked bow tie pasta, or more to taste
• 2 cups chicken stock, or salted water for a vegetarian dish
• 1 cup kasha, toasted buckwheat groats
• 1 large egg, at room temperature and beaten lightly
• Salt, to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste