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    Home » Recipes » egg and dairy

    Chinese Egg Noodles- Handmade Version

    October 26, 2015 by Elaine 70 Comments | Jump to Recipe

    Handmade healthy Chinese egg noodles, can be used for lo mein noodles, chow mein noodles and soups.

    Chinese egg noodles--handmade

    Noodles, as one of the staple food in Chinese cuisine along with Chinese breads (buns) and rice, have lots of variations and types. Sometimes, it is quite time consuming when searching for the right type of noodles for your recipe in Chinese supermarket. There are so many choices. For example, in western China, like Sichuan cuisine and Hunan cuisine, people love to add alkali in noodle dough to make them stretch and chew enough. Dan Dan noodles, Wuhan hot noodles and Sichuan cold sesame noodles all call for alkali noodles either fresh ones or dried ones. Miles away, in Southern China and Hong Kong area, egg usually is added to make chewy and not time sensitive noodles. They are mostly used in lo mein noodles and chow mein noodles. And for real Lanzhou hand pulled noodles, ash of Halogeton arachnoideus is added. But Lanzhou hand pulled noodles are really far away from daily kitchen. It is too difficult to master the skills.

    handmade egg noodles-3 copy

    This handmade egg noodle is quite simply and without any wired ingredients. But following are some tips to make the perfect egg noodles.

    • The ratio between egg and water is adjustable. More egg liquid creates chewier taste. More water creates softer texture. So for lo mein noodles and chow mein noodles, I recommend using two middle size eggs.  I tried three eggs previously but figure that that the egg taste is overwhelmingly strong for me. So my best ratio is 2 larger size eggs+20ml water.  If you plan to make noodle soup, you can use one egg+100ml water for 2 cups of flour.
    • The eggs noodles should be cooked after made or if you love to store them, dust with cornstarch and keep in freezer with sealed bag up to 1 week. Boil them directly next time.

    Chinese egg noodles--handmade

    Chinese Egg Noodles- Handmade Version

    Chinese egg noodles--Home style handmade version
    5 from 6 votes
    Print Pin Rate
    Course: pantry, staple
    Cuisine: Chinese
    Keyword: homemade, noodles
    Prep Time: 1 hour
    Total Time: 1 hour
    Calories: 245kcal
    Author: Elaine

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups all-purpose flour
    • 2 middle sized egg , whisked
    • pinch of salt
    • 50-60 ml water
    • flour or cornstarch for dusting and coating

    Instructions

    • In a bowl, mix salt with flour and then stir in egg and water slowly. Keep stirring until all the liquid is almost absorbed.
    • Grasp everything with hand and knead to smooth dough. It is ok to have some dry flour in the bottom at the beginning, as we need to control the water content to make sure our noodles are chewy enough.
    • When the dough is well kneaded, cover with plastic wrapper and rest for 30 minutes, so the gluten is well relaxed and you can further pat the noodle dough.
    • Use a rolling pin to pat, press and flat the dough for several minutes (5-6) and then shape the dough to a ball, cover with plastic wrapper and rest for another 30 minutes.
    • Cut the dough in half; roll one half into a larger and thin wrapper (I show the degree in the video).
    • Fold the wrapper up (three or flour layers) and then cut into thin and even strips with a very sharp knife. When cutting the noodles, hold the knife vertically and push the newly cut strip with the knife to make sure it is completed with the dough wrapper. Dust with flour and loose the strips and if necessary, you can slightly stretch the strips slightly. Shake off extra flour when finished.
    • Repeat to finish the other half. Cook immediately or cover with plastic wrapper and freeze for later recipes.

    Video

    Notes

    The Nutrition Facts is based on each 100g noodles.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 100g | Calories: 245kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 450mg | Potassium: 92mg | Fiber: 1g | Vitamin A: 140IU | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 3.1mg
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    Chinese egg noodles--handmade

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    Comments

    1. Marishka Tao

      June 05, 2021 at 6:20 pm

      My husband is Chinese and I'm not it has been difficult to make things he likes but ur recipe's make it so easy

      Reply
      • Elaine

        June 07, 2021 at 10:41 am

        Thanks!

        Reply
    2. James P Harrington

      January 07, 2022 at 8:21 am

      You only showed one portion of the dough ball. What can you do to store the rest? Can you freeze it or something?

      Reply
      • James P Harrington

        January 07, 2022 at 8:25 am

        I just read what you can do. I would like to store them for several weeks

        Reply
      • Elaine

        January 09, 2022 at 8:50 am

        James,
        Fresh noodles should be used with in 2 days. If you have leftover, you can package it well and place in fridge.

        Reply
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