Versatile hand-made noodles

Overview

Hand-rolled noodles are chewier and softer than machine-made noodles, and have a strong aroma of wheat, which is unmatched by machine-made noodles. When making hand-made noodles at home, you can mix and match any toppings you like, which is called Ji'er in Beijing dialect. Zhajiang noodles, beef noodles, various vegetable dumplings, shredded pork noodles, braised noodles, hot soup noodles...it's really an all-purpose noodle. Ordinary hand-rolled noodles will immediately transform into a variety of delicious noodles in your hands.

Tags

• staple food
• noodles
• home cooking
• clear water
• fine cornmeal
• flour
• salt

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Flour is ready

   

2. 2 Add water and salt, knead it into a ball, then cover it with a damp cloth or plastic wrap and let it rest for more than 40 minutes

   

3. 3 The dough becomes very moist and soft

   

4. 4 Place the dough on the cutting board

   

5. 5 Use a rolling pin to flatten it into a large piece about 2 mm thick

   

6. 6 Sprinkle with cornmeal and fold in half a few times

   

7. 7 Sprinkle each folded layer evenly with fine cornmeal

   

8. 8 Cut into wide or thin strips

   

9. 9 Boil water in a pot in advance. After the water boils, add noodles, use chopsticks to open them, and cook until all noodles float, then take them out

   

10. 10 You can drain it under cold water, or you can put it directly into a bowl and pour the marinade over it

    

11. 11 Let’s start with a bowl of braised noodles today

    

12. 12 Mix the noodles, add garlic or a few drops of chili oil, and you have the meal together, it’s so delicious