Lo Mein Noodles from Scratch
4 servings (about 18 oz of dough) Preparing Lo Mein noodles totally from scratch is a piece of cake. And if you ever prepared Italian pasta from scratch, you will be nicely surprised how the similar recipes are. x saved Tom the Chef Founder January 17, 2024 25 min.25+ min.2/5 25 min. 25+ min. 2/5 Tools: 1x Large Pot (8 QT or more)1x Kitchen Mixer with Hook Attachment or Large Mixing Bowl (Optionally, could also be prepared on a flat surface, but I recommend using one of the listed options.)1x Bowl Scraper or Dough Cutter or Knife1x Rolling Pin1x Pasta Machine or Kitchen Mixer with Pasta Attachments1x Freezer Bag (or plastic food wrap)1x Tongs (preferably with silicone tips)1x Colander 1x Large Pot (8 QT or more) 1x Kitchen Mixer with Hook Attachment or Large Mixing Bowl (Optionally, could also be prepared on a flat surface, but I recommend using one of the listed options.) 1x Bowl Scraper or Dough Cutter or Knife 1x Rolling Pin 1x Pasta Machine or Kitchen Mixer with Pasta Attachments 1x Freezer Bag (or plastic food wrap) 1x Tongs (preferably with silicone tips) 1x Colander Directions: 1. Set water to preheat: 1.1. Start with filling your large pot with water to ½ capacity and put on high heat until it begins to boil. Note: There is no need to add oil or salt into the water (you want to get any benefit from doing so). 2. Noodle dough: 2.1. Place all ingredients into the kitchen mixer with the hook attachment: 2 ¼ cups of bread flour 4 large eggs 2 TBSP of water Pinch of salt Process on medium-slow speed until all ingredients are partially combined (about 2 – 3 minutes). 2.2. Then, increase speed to medium-high and process into a compact dough (about 5 – 6 minutes). If the dough crumbles too much, stop the mixer and knead the dough for a few minutes by hand. Then, continue processing with a mixer until a compact dough is formed. If the dough is too sticky, consider adding more flour (1 TBPS at a time). Then, process until you reach a compact dough. If the dough crumbles too much, stop the mixer and knead the dough for a few minutes by hand. Then, continue processing with a mixer until a compact dough is formed. If the dough is too sticky, consider adding more flour (1 TBPS at a time). Then, process until you reach a compact dough. 2.3. Remove the dough from the mixer bowl, place into a sealed freezer bag (try to reduce the amount of air), and let rest for 15 – 30 minutes at room temperature before the next step. Tip: If you are busy and don’t have time to wait, you can optionally skip the resting time without significant consequences. Important: Do not put into the refrigerator as the dough would start turning black. 3. Pre-form the dough: 3.1. Place the dough on a floured working surface and using a dough cutter, separate into 6 pieces (lengthwise). 3.2. Generously flour all pieces, and using a rolling pin, flatten into sheets about 1/4″ or less thick and again generously flour. 4. Basic noodle sheets: 4.1. Set the pasta maker (sheet roller) to 1 (maximum thickness) and process into sheets on high speed. 4.2. Then fold each processed sheet in half and process again (feed the folded side in). Dust between the majority of the folds to start forming a compact dough. 4.3. Repeat this step about 3 – 5 times to reach a nice smooth and pliable consistency. 4.4. Always fold into half the width or lengthwise based on how wide the dough is (a dough with a thickness of 1 should have a width that is at most ½ of the width of the noodles roller). 5. Cut the noodles: 5.1. Process from a low number to a higher number until you reach the desired consistency. Starting with a thickness of 2, run each noodles sheet through the machine just once or twice and do not fold. 5.2. Dust each noodles sheet with flour after each roll (or at least after a few rolls). 5.3. When you reach the desired thickness, replace the sheet roller with the required cutter (the desired thickness depends on the kind of Lo Mein that you selected (more below). 5.4. The following explain two different versions of Lo Mein- (note that the cooking times in the following recipes apply for fresh, not dried, homemade noodles only). Lo Mein – version 1 (spaghetti shape) Desired thickness 2 Switch to the spaghetti cutter and cut into Lo Mein (round version of noodles). Cooking time is about 1 – 2 minute (with really dense dough it may take a little longer). Desired thickness 2 Switch to the spaghetti cutter and cut into Lo Mein (round version of noodles). Cooking time is about 1 – 2 minute (with really dense dough it may take a little longer). Lo Mein – version 2 (linguine shape) Desired thickness 5 Switch to the spaghetti cutter and cut into Lo Mein (flat skinny noodles). Cooking time is about 1 minute (with really dense dough it may take a little longer). Desired thickness 5 Switch to the spaghetti cutter and cut into Lo Mein (flat skinny noodles). Cooking time is about 1 minute (with really dense dough it may take a little longer). 6. Cooking noodles: 6.1. Make sure that the water is boiling on high heat. Noodles needs to be cooked in boiling water on high heat. 6.2. Then, create a whirlpool with tongs and place noodles into the boiling water. 6.3. Lift the noodles with tongs a few times to prevent them from sticking together. 6.4. Make sure you don’t overcook noodles. To be totally sure, you can take pieces or noodles out and taste them before you make the decision to finish cooking. 6.5. Drain water by pouring noodles over a colander, and from here, follow the noodle recipe. Important: Do not leave the noodles to rest in the colander. It is still cooking (because of the hot temperature of the noodles), and you can end up with overcooked noodles. Use them immediately in the About the Author: Tom the ChefFounder # 1 120 Followers Published Recipes: 268Av. Recipe Evaluation: Location: Iowa, USAMember since: 2023-02-02 Published Recipes: 268 Av. 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