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