Compared to machine-made noodles, hand-pulled noodles have more bite and better texture. The key to making hand-pulled noodles lies in the kneading technique. To make the noodles more chewy, the dough should not be too thin, try to keep it dry. This way, the homemade noodles will be more appetizing, and you will eat more when they are ready. They can be used for sauce or mixed with soup.

Main ingredients: 200g flour, 100g Chinese cabbage

Method/Step

Step 1: Pour the flour into the small bowl for mixing, and seven aunts added a little yeast

Step 2: Make a well in the middle of the flour and add an appropriate amount of warm water

Step 3: Start mixing the flour and water, and keep kneading

Step 4: When the dough is ready, the edges of the bowl are almost smooth, then cover the dough with a damp cloth and let it rest for a while

Step 5: While the dough is resting, wash the cabbage

Step 6: Cut the cabbage stalks and leaves into strips separately, do not mix them together yet

Step 7: Wash the green peppers and cut them into strips

Step 8: After about 20 minutes, start kneading the dough

Step 9: Roll the dough into a circle with a rolling pin

Step 10: Apply some dry starch on both sides of the round of dough to prevent them from sticking together when rolling

Step 11: Wrap the round of dough layer by layer around the rolling pin and keep rolling

Step 12: With each roll, the round of dough gets bigger and thinner

Step 13: For unevenly thick parts, use a rolling pin to process them further

Step 14: Stack the noodle sheets one on top of the other, one face up and one face down

Step 15: Cut the noodle sheets with a knife into strips about one centimeter wide

Step 16: Arrange the folded noodles

Step 17: Turn on low heat, pour in an appropriate amount of oil into the pot

Step 18: First stir-fry the cabbage stalks because they are not easy to soften

Step 19: Add a moderate amount of salt and stir well

Step 20: Add the cabbage leaves to the pot and stir-fry until they change color

Step 21: Pour in half a pot of water

Step 22: Pour in the fresh soy sauce into the water

Step 23: Scatter the noodles and put them in

Step 24: Cover the pot with a lid and simmer, add cold water once the water boils, and then continue to simmer

Step 25: After the noodles are soft, add shredded green peppers to make the color look better

The steaming hot hand-pulled noodles are ready