Three steps to teach you how to make authentic mutton braised noodles

Overview

Braised noodles are a Henan specialty delicacy that integrates meat, vegetables, soup, vegetables and rice. It is famous in the Central Plains and spread all over the country for its delicious taste. A bowl of high-quality braised noodles pays attention to the texture of the noodles, the delicious soup, and the refreshing side dishes. But because most parents don’t know how to make braised noodles, or the soup they make is not delicious, they can only take their children to a restaurant to satisfy their cravings when they want to eat. Today, the little chef is here to solve everyone's problem of making braised noodles and teach you step by step how to make authentic and delicious Henan braised noodles at home. What are you waiting for? Come and cook with the little chef! 😍

Tags

• staple food
• pasta
• home cooking
• northwest cuisine
• coriander
• flour
• fungus
• ginger
• kelp
• mutton
• pepper
• star anise
• zanthoxylum bungeanum
• fragrant leaves
• green onions

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Wash the mutton, shallots, coriander, ginger, tangerine peel, star anise, peppercorns, peppercorns, bay leaves, soak the fungus and kelp, wash and set aside.

   

2. 2 Material amounts are as follows.

   

3. 3 Add 2 grams of edible salt to the natural flour, add water and stir into dough.

   

4. 4 Knead into a smooth dough (the dough will be harder) and rest for 20 minutes. [Step 1: Make braised noodles]

   

5. 5 After the dough has risen, knead it again and make it smooth.

   

6. 6 Knead into a round shape and divide into small doughs of even size.

   

7. 7 Knead the small dough into smooth oval dough and press it.

   

8. 8 Roll out the dough into an oval shape with a uniform thickness of about 0.5 cm.

   

9. 9 Brush the rolled dough pieces with cooking oil on top and bottom, and stack them on the plate one by one.

   

10. 10 Cover it with plastic wrap (or a clean cage cloth) and let it rest for more than 2 hours (the dough won't be stretched as long as the resting time is short), and the braised noodle dough will be ready. (You can make more at one time and keep it in the refrigerator)

    

11. 11 Cut the mutton into evenly sized cubes of about 1 cm. [Step 2: Stew mutton soup]

    

12. 12 Cut onions, coriander, and ginger into sections and set aside.

    

13. 13 Cut onions, coriander, and ginger into sections and set aside.

    

14. 14 Add cold water to the pot.

    

15. 15 Add the diced mutton and aniseed (if you want the soup to be thicker and whiter, you can add mutton spine and mutton fat)

    

16. 16 minutes after the water boils, skim off the foam and continue to simmer over low heat until the mutton is thick and tender and the soup turns white.

    

17. 17 Add the soaked kelp and fungus to the stewed mutton soup and cook for three minutes.

    

18. 18 After the braised dough has risen, hold up both ends of the dough with both hands and gently stretch it to your preferred thickness. [Step 3: Pull the noodles]

    

19. 19 Fold it from the middle and pull it apart into long strips.

    

20. 20 Put the pulled noodles into the cooked mutton soup, simmer over high heat for three minutes and then serve. Sprinkle with green onions and coriander and serve.

    

21. 21 In this way, a fragrant and authentic bowl of Henan mutton braised noodles is ready. If you like spicy food, you can add an appropriate amount of red oil chili pepper.