It's so easy to make your own homemade noodles with or without professional equipment. Here is one of my favorite recipes for soup with no fancy frills just good ol' yummy flavor.
First, make the noodles:
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- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon butter
- In a large bowl, stir together the flour and salt. Add the beaten eggs, milk, and butter. Knead dough until smooth, about 5 minutes. Let rest in a covered bowl for 10 minutes.
- On a floured surface or a wonderful Roul'Pat, roll out to 1/8 or 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired lengths and shapes.
- Let noodles sit and air dry before cooking. As you can see from above, there is no rule on how to cut the noodles. Once they are in the pot, no one can see the difference.
- For the best chicken noodle soup, I purchase a rotisserie chicken from the grocery and when its half eaten (skins and ties removed!)its added to a pot of water no measuring needed! Add a 1.2 chopped onion. Let the chicken and onion work their mojo on low until the meat is falling off. Pull out the chicken as careful as possible making sure no bones are left behind!
- Let the chicken cool and then pull off the remaining meat adding it to the pot with:
- 4 large carrots chopped
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- salt and pepper to desired taste
- Once carrots are tender, bring pot to a boil and add noodles. The noodles will get larger when cooked. Cook for approx. 5 minutes.
- Add chopped FRESH flat leaf parsley before serving. Love the green serving spoon?
