hand-made noodles recipe

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Chinese name: (shu gn min tio)

Characteristics: Chewy, nutritious, and nourishing when

made with fragrant rich flour.

In China, noodles have a history of about 4,000 years and

are one of the most important staples, especially in northern

China. Although many more kinds of noodles appear as time

passes, hand-made noodles prevail, because they are so

easily made and can be cooked into various dishes. One can

boil them and then add in different sauces; minced pork for

noodles with minced pork, tomato and egg sauce for tomato

and egg noodles, etc., and one can also steam and then fry

them with different vegetables and meat to make delicious

Chow Mein (stir-fried noodles). Lastly, hand-made noodles

are suitable for everyone, including the elderly and children.

Ingredients:

The main ingredient of hand-made noodles is wheat flour. One can also add a little salt and an egg to make

the noodles shinier and chewier.

Methods:

Step 1: Put the flour into a basin and, while stirring, pour in some cold water. The flour-to-water ratio is

about 10:4.5. One can add more water to get softer noodles or less water to get tougher noodles although

soft noodles are generally considered more suitable for the elderly and children. Salt and a beaten egg are

added and stirred in thoroughly. Then knead the combined flour mixture into a dough.

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Step 2: Take the dough out of the basin and knead again thoroughly. To get chewy noodles, one should

knead the dough for a comparatively longer time until its surface is very smooth and there are a few or no

air bubbles inside. Wrap the dough in cling film and let it rest for about 30 minutes.

Step 3: Knead the dough thoroughly again and shape it into a ball. Dust some flour on a cutting board

and flatten out the ball of dough. Keep flattening the dough with a rolling-pin. Then wrap the rolling-pin with

the dough and roll to make the dough thinner. After a while, unwrap the rolling-pin and dust some flour onthe dough. Then wrap the rolling-pin again from the other direction and continue rolling. Keep doing this for

more times in all directions until a thin circle of dough has been made. The dough should be about 1mm

thick. One can roll more times to make it thinner or fewer times to make it thicker. The elderly and children

may prefer thinner noodles.


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Step 4: Dust flour onto the sheet of dough and fold it into multiple layers. Cut the layers into thin strips.

The width of the strips is based on ones preference. Dust some flour on the strips and loosen them.

The hand-made noodles are now ready to be cooked in your favorite way!


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Chow

Mein

Noodles with

Minced Pork

Noodles with

Tomato Egg Sauce

Learn to make Chinese dishes with hand-made noodles:

Our Guests Attending Cooking Class

Thomas and Susan Making Dumplings

On March 28, 2013, Mr. Thomas & Ms. Susan from

the United Kingdom had a visit to a local family

with our guide during their tour in Xian. They bothenjoyed a great meal there. Anne learnt to cook

Sichuan Twice-Cooked Pork Slices and Hand-made

Noodles. And they learnt together to make

dumplings and another similar staple food Pan

Fried Dumplings. It was interesting that they

couldnt tell any difference between the

dumplings at the first, which not only the

dumplings fried in the pan, but also the crescent-

shaped ones with the two outer sides open.

Our Guests Dining in a Local Family

On Jun. 4, 2012, Mr. Eric & Ms. Angela from the

United States visited a local family in Xian. It

seems that the couple is so affectionate to Chinese

wheaten food that they learned to cook Chinese

Pancakes and Hand-made Noodles at the same

time. They commented that it was the most

exciting experience of their China tour.
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Ms. Heather Making a Doughball

On Mar. 25, 2012, Ms. Heather & Mr. Robert from

New Zealand experienced our distinctive family

visit tour in a local family of the ancient capital city

Xian. Being Chinese food lovers especially keen on

various wheaten foods, they learned to cook their

favorites - Chinese Dumplings, Hand-made

Noodles, and Shredded Pork with Garlic Sprouts in

a pure Chinese environment for the first time in

their life.

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