Homemade Chicken and Egg Noodles
- 125 g Flour (1 U.S. cup)
- 4 Egg yolks
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 2 Tbsp Cold water
- 250-300 g Chicken (1/2 to 3/4 lb)
- 1/4 Onion
- 1 stalk Celery
- 1 large carrot
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1 tsp dry thyme or a few fresh sprigs
- First, let's make the noodles!
- Using just egg yolks gives the riches egg noodle, but as mentioned in the description, you can use 1.5-2 whole eggs instead.
- Separate the whites from the yolk by carefully cracking the egg and letting the white fall into a bowl (make sure the yolk doesn't fall in!).
- *Egg whites can be kept in the fridge for 2 days or freeze well too.
- In a bowl, mix the flour, egg yolks and salt.
- It will be a little dry and crumbly, but once the dough starts to hold together, add about 2 Tbsp of water to get the dough just moist enough to knead.
- Form the dough into a ball and remove to a floured working surface.
- Knead with the palm of your hand for a few minutes until you get a smooth ball of dough.
- If it sticks to your hands or the surface, sprinkle more flour.
- Once the ball of dough is nice and smooth, roll it out as thin as possible.
- Again, sprinkle with a plenty of flour to prevent sticking.
- Roll the sheet of dough up like rolling a poster.
- Slice the dough roll to make the noodles.
- It can be as thick or thin as you like.
- Unravel the noodles and cut into smaller size.
- Dust with flour and let them sit out to dry out.
- While the noodles are drying, prepare the soup.
- I used chicken thigh because it stays tender even if boiled, but you can use breast meat.
- Slice the carrots and celery.
- Dice the onion.
- Leave the chicken whole.
- Add all ingredients to a pot and cover with water (I added about 800-900 ml / about 3.5 cups).
- If using bay leaf and thyme, you can add it here.
- Bring to a boil on high, then reduce to a low simmer.
- Skim off any of the foam that arises from boiling the chicken.
- Let simmer on low for 45-60 min.
- Remove the chicken from the soup.
- Pull apart the meat with two forks or with your fingers.
- Return chicken to the pot and add salt and pepper to taste.
- Bring to a boil and add the noodles.
- Stir, turn to low heat and cook covered for another 20-30 minutes until noodles are soft.
- Adjust taste with salt and pepper.
- Serve into bowls as is, or if you *really* want to eat it country style, spoon it over mashed potatoes for a carbohydrate fest (lol).
- Great the next day too!
flour, egg yolks, salt, water, chicken, onion, celery, carrot, bay leaf, thyme
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/282512-homemade-chicken-and-egg-noodles (may not work)