Guess what, I have bought myself another toy....Pasta Machine!! I have been thinking to own this machine whenever I made dumpling. I wish I could make different dumpling skin color. That is my goal but I am not too sure whether I have the persistent to achieve my goal.
For the "opening ceremony" of my machine, I am planning to make Spinach Noodle. Besides nutritious, it is also easy to prepare as you just need to mix the blended spinach into the flour before passing through the Pasta Machine.
To be honest, it is really time consuming to prepare the noodle from scratch. One needs to be very patient and in my opinion, it is really worth the time as the noodle texture is really different as compare with the commercial noodle.
Ingredients A
500g plain flour
2 eggs
2 tbsp cooking oil
150-200 ml water
50g of spinach, washed and blended
(NOTE: 100g flour per person)
Ingredient B
300g minced pork
250g dried anchovies
50g black fungus, soaked and shredded
10g mushroom, soaked and shredded
300g green leafy vegetables, blanched
100g shallots, sliced and deep fried
Seasoning
1 tbsp soya sauce
1tsp pepper
1tsp sugar
1tsp sesame oil
3000ml chicken broth
Noodle (Ban Mian)
1. Combine all ingredient A, and knead lightly until it becomes a smooth dough. Cover the dough with cling wrap and let it sit for 20 minutes before roll with the pasta machine
2. The pasta machine takes a lot of the hard work out of the rolling and stretching process. Just remember that you still need to take the time to work the dough through all the settings until you reach the final setting in order to obtain the elasticity and silkiness that gives the best pasta. Different machine may work differently and please read through the machine instruction for the rolling and stretching process.
3. After getting the desired thickness, dry the pasta sheet for around 30 minutes before cutting into the desire width. I am drying the pasta by hanging the sheets over the chopsticks.
(NOTE: You may need to use a lot of flour to dust the final noodle in order to prevent them from sticking)
4. Boil a pot of water and cook the noodle for around 1-2 minutes until reaching your satisfaction.
Meat and mushroom sauce
5. Heat up 2 tbsp oil to stir-fry minced pork until fragrant. Add in shredded mushroom, black fungus and seasoning. Stir-fry until the meat is cooked. Add in some water if the gravy is too dry and continue to stir-fry until the sauce is slightly absorbed. Dish up and set aside.
6. Place a portion of noodle in a serving bowl, pour in hot chicken broth, serve with minced pork, fried anchovies and leafy vegetables. Garnish with some fried shallots on top. Serve top.
To be honest, it is really time consuming to prepare the noodle from scratch. One needs to be very patient and in my opinion, it is really worth the time as the noodle texture is really different as compare with the commercial noodle.
Ingredients A
500g plain flour
2 eggs
2 tbsp cooking oil
150-200 ml water
50g of spinach, washed and blended
(NOTE: 100g flour per person)
Ingredient B
300g minced pork
250g dried anchovies
50g black fungus, soaked and shredded
10g mushroom, soaked and shredded
300g green leafy vegetables, blanched
100g shallots, sliced and deep fried
Seasoning
1 tbsp soya sauce
1tsp pepper
1tsp sugar
1tsp sesame oil
3000ml chicken broth
Noodle (Ban Mian)
1. Combine all ingredient A, and knead lightly until it becomes a smooth dough. Cover the dough with cling wrap and let it sit for 20 minutes before roll with the pasta machine
2. The pasta machine takes a lot of the hard work out of the rolling and stretching process. Just remember that you still need to take the time to work the dough through all the settings until you reach the final setting in order to obtain the elasticity and silkiness that gives the best pasta. Different machine may work differently and please read through the machine instruction for the rolling and stretching process.
3. After getting the desired thickness, dry the pasta sheet for around 30 minutes before cutting into the desire width. I am drying the pasta by hanging the sheets over the chopsticks.
(NOTE: You may need to use a lot of flour to dust the final noodle in order to prevent them from sticking)
4. Boil a pot of water and cook the noodle for around 1-2 minutes until reaching your satisfaction.
Meat and mushroom sauce
5. Heat up 2 tbsp oil to stir-fry minced pork until fragrant. Add in shredded mushroom, black fungus and seasoning. Stir-fry until the meat is cooked. Add in some water if the gravy is too dry and continue to stir-fry until the sauce is slightly absorbed. Dish up and set aside.
6. Place a portion of noodle in a serving bowl, pour in hot chicken broth, serve with minced pork, fried anchovies and leafy vegetables. Garnish with some fried shallots on top. Serve top.
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| Soup base Ban Mian |
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| Dry version of Ban Mian |
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