Homemade Asian Rice Noodles
- 1 3/4 cups rice flour
- 1/2 cup tapioca starch
- 6 tablespoons wheat starch
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 3 1/4 cups water
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus
- addition oil, for coating noodles
- Combine all ingredients except the oil in a large bowl and beat until smooth.
- Strain through a fine wire sieve.
- Mix in oil and let rest for 30 minutes.
- Coat an 8 or 9-inch square pan with oil.
- Fill the part of the steamer which contains water, and bring to a boil.
- Stir up the reserved noodle batter to recombine.
- Coat the bottom of the oiled pan evenly, using about 1/2 cup batter.
- Place filled pan in the steamer, arranging a towel between the pan and the top of the steamer to catch condensation, without allowing the towel to touch the batter.
- Steam 5 minutes; remove pan from steamer and place in a container of cold water.
- Keep in the cold water until the steamed mixture is cool.
- Remove mixture from pan and place on a lightly oiled baking sheet.
- Lightly brush the top with oil.
- Continue in this manner until all batter has been used, stacking the sheets on one another.
- Remove all to a plate or tray, cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate from 2 hours to overnight.
- The sheets can be used as is for stuffed pastas or sliced to the desired width with a sharp knife for noodles.
- This may be frozen.
- To cook, whether fresh or frozen, cover with cold water and soak 15 minutes for thin noodles, or up to 1 hour for thick ones.
- Drain and cook briefly in plenty of boiling water as for other types of pasta.
rice flour, tapioca starch, starch, salt, water, vegetable oil, addition oil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/homemade-asian-rice-noodles-109952 (may not work)