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Hand-Pulled Noodles
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Hand-Pulled Noodles(Step By Step Guide) With Lamb And Vegetable Stir-Fry

“Hand-pulled” noodles are one of the major pasta types in China.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Chinese
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 600 grams of flour
  • 330 grams of water
  • 4 grams of salt
  • 150 g Lamb
  • 2 Tomatoes
  • 1 Onion
  • 2 Jalapenos
  • 1 g Salt for lamb and 3g of salt at the end
  • 25 g Vegetable Oil

Instructions

  • Measure 330 grams of water, add salt, stir for a few minutes until the salt to dissolve.
  • Put 600 grams of flour in a large bowl, and slowly pour it into the flour whilst stirring with chopsticks.
  • Once the water has been absorbed into the flour, put the dough on the counter, knead for about 15 minutes until the dough is even, and smooth. Wrap with plastic wrap and let it sit for 10 minutes. Then unwrap and knead it for 5 more minutes. Then wrap again and let it rest for 10 minutes. After repeating this process three times, the dough becomes very smooth and delicate. This process requires some patience and strength. If the dough is not kneaded properly, it will easily be broken when it is pulled.
  • Roll the dough into strips and evenly cut it into 4 segments. Each segment is a serving of people. What we will do next is to pull each segment into a long noodle. This process sounds a bit challenging, but it is not complicated as long as you follow the procedure step by step. Now I am going to show you the step by step guide to confirm that everyone can succeed in making it.
  • Brush the surface with a layer of oil to ensure that the surface does not dry out. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and allow them to relax for 30 minutes.
  • Whilst waiting for the dough to rest, take two deep dishes with a diameter of at least 24 cm and apply a layer of oil to the dish to prevent sticking.
  • At the end of 30 minutes, apply some vegetable oil on the palm of the hand and on the cutting board. Roll each of these bars of dough little by little into strips. Make sure to keep the thickness even, otherwise the dough will break when you reach the next stage.
  • Wrap the dough around in the oiled pan. In order to prevent sticking, apply another layer of oil to each strip. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 30 minutes. The time waiting you can start preparing the ingredients for rest of the dish. (as the noodles must be cooked immediately after stretching, it is best to prepare this now and set aside. See step 11)
  • After 30 minutes, roll the dough out the same way as in step 7. This time it should be about 0.5cm in diameter. Then, wrap in a spiral again on a larger greased, round baking tray (as the dough will now be much longer). To prevent sticking and drying out, apply a layer of oil on the noodles. Finally, cover with plastic wrap and let it rest for a final 15 minutes. During this time of waiting, you can boil water to prepare the noodles.
  • After 15 minutes, use two hands to continue to lengthen the noodles(see picture below). Because the elongated noodles rely on inertia, the faster the action, the more they stretch. After stretching the piece of dough, it is directly dropped into boiling water. The time for cooking is related to the thickness of the noodles and personal preference. The best way to find your preference is to grab a piece and taste it. However, in general, because they are fresh noodles, the cooking time should be within 60 seconds.
  • The boiled noodles can be pulled from the boiling water or strained, paired with the side dish, and it is ready to enjoy!
  • Making the rest of this dish.
  • Cut lamb into 1-1.5 cm size cubes, add 1 gram of salt.
  • Take a thick-bottomed, non-stick pan, preheat for 2 minutes. Add 25 grams of vegetable oil, add the lamb and stir-fry.
  • When the lamb starts to turn slightly brown, remove and set aside.
  • Cut 2 tomatoes and 1 onion into large pieces, cut 2 jalapenos into thin slices. Add them to the pan and stir-fry.
  • When the vegetables are softened, the lamb is added back into the pan and stir-fry for 1 minute. Finally, 3 grams of salt is added and stirred in. Our side dish is finished!
  • Finally, stir the cooked noodles in with the rest of this enjoy the hard-won delicacy!