Homemade Noodles

Note: you will need to decide if you would like Beef and Noodles or Chicken and Noodles. My favorite is beef. To cook the beef, place the roast in a crock pot and pour in the beef broth, enough water to cover the roast, the onion, salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste. Cook until tender. For chicken, use a whole chicken seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic powder, all to taste. You will need to debone and throw away the skin.

Meanwhile:

Mix the flour and salt into a bowl. Make a well.

Beat the eggs and water. Place into the well. Now, the best way to make this is to use your hands. Start mixing the wet and dry ingredients together with your hands. It’s going to be sticky—if you have added too much flour, then you need more eggs. After you have mixed the dough together, place onto a floured surface. Use plenty of flour on your surface. Begin to roll out the noodles, making sure you lift up and place flour underneath the dough. Roll out to 1/4″ thickness.

Cutting the noodles:

After it is completley rolled out, I use a pizza cutter to cut the noodles (Pampered Chef has a great one). Note: you can purchase noodle cutters, either machine or by hand. Remember this is a labor of love, and machines will rip this dough—it’s very tender. A knife or pizza cutter works best. Cut into 3 sections horizontally, and then begin cutting vertically. The width of the strips are up to you. I make mine about 1/4″ wide. The noodles will expand.

After your beef or chicken is cooked, place the broth plus about 3 cups of water into a large pot. Check for taste, it may need salt and pepper. Make sure the broth is at a slow rolling boil. Use a thin spatula to begin to pull the noodles apart from the rolling surface. It may be sticky, and if so, use some flour. Drop the noodles in one at a time. They will begin to cook. After all the noodles are in the pot, if you need to add more water or canned broth, do so. The flour from the noodles will thicken the broth. No thickener is needed.

How long to cook the noodles? Cook them on low on the stove for about 2 hours. They can be placed into a crock pot for transport. Cook until tender. Place meat on top or serve on the side with mashed potatoes.