Blond Miso Noodles
- 3 tablespoons/55 grams blond miso paste
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup/75 grams water
- 1 1/2 cups/225 grams all-purpose flour, plus more for kneading and rolling the dough
- 4 tablespoons/56 grams unsalted butter
- Fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- In a small bowl, combine the miso, egg, and water and mix well.
- Put the flour in a medium bowl and make a small well in the center.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the well and, using a fork or your fingertips, begin stirring the wet ingredients from the center outward, gradually incorporating the flour.
- The dough will be a bit sticky and crumbly.
- Use your fingers and then your whole hand to squeeze and then knead the dough.
- Once the dough forms a large mass, turn it out onto a lightly floured work surface.
- Knead the dough for 5 minutes, dusting with flour if it is sticky.
- Once the dough develops a soft, velvety texture, wrap it in plastic and let it rest for at least 30 minutes.
- Unwrap the dough and cut it in half.
- Keep half of the dough wrapped loosely in the plastic while you work with the other half.
- Alternatively, you can put the dough in a vacuum bag, seal it, and let it rest for 10 minutes before rolling.
- (This will leave you with moister dough than resting in plastic wrap.)
- Lightly flour a work surface and, using a rolling pin, begin to roll out the dough.
- This process takes time.
- Dust the surface of the dough lightly with flour and continue to roll from the middle to the edges, turning the dough a quarter turn and flipping it over every couple of rolls.
- Continue to roll the dough until it is 1/8 inch (3 millimeters) thick and roughly 10 x 12 inches.
- Dust the dough with flour and fold down the top third of the dough.
- Dust the dough with flour again, and fold the bottom edge of the dough up over the third of dough you just folded down.
- Dust the dough with flour and, using a sharp knife, cut it lengthwise into ribbons 1/4 inch (6 millimeters) wide.
- Unfold each noodle, and dust with flour.
- Sprinkle a baking sheet with flour and loosely nest each batch of noodles on the pan in a single layer.
- Cover them with a kitchen towel and repeat with the other half of dough.
- When all the dough is rolled, refrigerate the noodles until ready to use.
- If using within a few minutes, simply cover with a kitchen towel.
- Alternatively, you can roll out the dough with a pasta maker following the manufacturers instructions, using the cutter of your choice.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- Generously salt the water, then add the noodles.
- Cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a separate pot large enough to hold the noodles, melt the butter over medium heat.
- Drain the cooked noodles and put them in the pot with the butter.
- Coat the noodles evenly with the butter and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve immediately.
miso paste, egg, water, flour, butter, salt
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/blond-miso-noodles-374147 (may not work)