Simple Hand Made Noodles (sho zwo mien)
Hand made noodles are just so quick and easy to make and I want to show this in the post and hope more people will try this at home. You will quickly learn the benefits. The taste is so much fresher and chewier that only freshly made noodles can achieve and the satisfaction of knowing you made it is just amazing. I recently invested in a Kitchenaid which cuts the effort to almost next to nothing and I recommend it if you have the cash, however the post below makes the noodles from scratch, all by hand.
Preparation time: 1 ½ hours
Cooking time: 6-8 minutes
Serves 2
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups plain flour
- Extra flour for dusting
- ½ cup rice flour
- ¾ cup warm water
- 2 teaspoons salt
Directions
1. Add the plain flour, rice flour and salt in a bowl and mix well.
2. Making a well in the flour, pour the warm water and using your hands, slowly fold the flour into the well and start kneading.
3. Once the ingredients have formed into a ball, use the palm of your hands to press and knead the dough flat, then fold over twice. Knead and repeat the process 3 times.
4. Dust a flat surface with flour and using a rolling pin, roll the dough flat into a circle (roughly 2cm thick), then fold over into a flat ball and repeat the process 3-4 times.
5. Roll the dough into a ball and put aside to rest for 1-2 hours. Place a wet cloth over the dough to stop it from drying out.
6. After the dough has rested, dust a flat surface with flour and roll the dough out into a rectangle, roughly 0.5cm thickness.
7. In a pot, bring to the boil some hot water and add a dash of cooking oil to stop the noodles from sticking.
8. Dust the top and bottom of the dough well. Fold over the dough into thirds and slice into long strips, roughly 0.5cm thickness.
9. Slowly add the noodles into the boiling pot of water. Cook the noodles for 6-8 minutes.
10. Drain the noodles and run under cold water for a few seconds. Serve immediately.
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