Chicken and Noodles

Ingredients
  

Noodle Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 5 egg yolks
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 T. salt
  • Water as needed

Chicken and Broth Ingredients

  • 1 large STEWING or ROASTING chicken - choose one that has visible fat.

Instructions
 

Noodle Directions

  • Add salt to flour and stir.
  • Beat eggs and add to flour.
  • Using hands, break up the small clumps of dough until flaky.
  • Add enough (1 - 4 Tbsp.) water to make into a ball.
  • Divide into 4 baseball size balls and roll each ball into a thin sheet, adding flour on the top and bottom as necessary to prevent sticking.
  • Set sheets on wax paper to dry.
  • Flip sheets over every half hour to promote drying.
  • Cut into noodles before sheets are complete dry (just starting to curl on edges). Continue drying noodles.
  • Put in ziplock bag and freeze.

Chicken Broth Directions

  • Add enough water to cover half of the chicken (make sure it isn't floating) and plenty of salt.
  • Simmer in stockpot until meat falls off bone (about 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 hours).
  • Pour chicken and broth in a strainer above large bowl so broth goes into a bowl and chicken remains in strainer.
  • Let chicken cool and pick meat from bone. Put small amount (1 - 2 cups) of small chicken pieces in broth for noodles and use remaining chicken for another recipe.
  • After broth cools you may want to dispose of part or all of the solidified fat on top. Some gives a good flavor!
  • Final step: Bring broth and chicken pieces to a boil. Add noodles and cook approximately 20 - 30 minutes or until cooked through. Taste for seasoning