Noodles Recipes - Chinese Noodles

 
 

Noodles Recipes - Chinese Noodles

Ingredients

  • 4-5 cups (1-1.25L) water

  • 1 tsp (5ml) salt

  • 8 oz (225g) dried noodles

  • vegetable or sesame oil

TO SOFT-FRY NOODLES

  • 5 tbsp (75ml) vegetable oil

  • 1/2 tsp (2.5ml) salt


Method:

  1. Bring water to a boil. add salt, then noodles. Stir with chopsticks to loosen each bundle. Cooking should be completed in 3-5 minutes. Do not overcook; remember noodles will also be fried. Drain well, rinse in cold water.

  2. Drain and spread loosely on a tray. Sprinkle with a little oil and refrigerate for 2 hours before frying.

  3. Heat oil with salt. When very hot, carefully add cooked noodles. Reduce heat and fry noodles for 2 minutes. Turn noodles over and cook another 2 minutes. The noodles should be lightly brown and crisp on the outside.