Fresh Hand-Cut Noodles (3 Ingredients ONLY!)
This recipe is the EASIEST Hand-Cut Noodle you will ever make, and it only requires THREE simple ingredients! If you have flour, salt, and water at home, you can make these delicious, chewy Hand-Cut Noodles. You can make these hand-cut noodles in bulk and freeze them for up to 2 months. There are endless ways to enjoy these noodles, whether with my 10 Minute Spicy Garlic Noodle recipe, Instant Pot Asian Chicken Noodle Soup, or Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup. You have to try making these yourself!
My Mom’s Recipe For Go-To Fresh Noodles
One of my most asked questions is “what noodle do you use” and “where do I buy hand-cut noodles?”. I live close to an Asian supermarket that sells fresh noodles, so I usually pick up fresh noodles whenever I visit. However, this is the PERFECT recipe for those who don’t have fresh noodles close to you. The best part about this recipe is that you can make these noodles in bulk. Having fresh hand-cut noodles is super convenient and will instantly level up any noodle recipe to restaurant-style quality.
Ingredients For Fresh Chinese Noodles
- 2 cups Flour
- 130 ml Water room temperature
- 1 tsp Salt
Handcut Noodle Dough
I LOVE the taste and texture of fresh noodles, so I use fresh noodles in 80% of my recipes.I was surprised when my mom showed me how easy it is to make fresh hand-cut noodles at home. All you need is three simple ingredients, flour, salt, and water.
#1 Tip For Handcut Noodles
My number one tip when it comes to making hand-cut noodles at home is to be patience. The longer you let the dough rest, the softer the dough will become. I learned this tip from my mom, and it has been the ultimate game-changer. Whenever the dough becomes too tough to knead or challenging make smooth, I will cover and let it rest for 10 minutes, and after when you return, the dough will become much softer and easier to work with.
HOW TO FREEZE FRESH NOODLES
- After you cut the noodles, rest them on parchment paper and separate them into your desired serving sizes.
- Freeze the noodles for 1 hour; once the noodles become hard, place them into zip-lock bags.
- To cook, add frozen noodles into boiling water, separate with chopsticks, and cook for 4-5minutess or until soft.
Step By Step Instructions For Fresh Handcut Noodles
- In a large bowl, add flour, salt, and water. Mix ith chopstick until it becomes flakey.
- Once the flour becomes flakey, knead until it forms into a ball.
- Optional step for beginners: let the dough rest for 10-20 minutes before moving to the next step.
- Knead the ball for another 5 – 10 minutes or until it becomes a smooth surface ball
- Let the dough rest for 1 hour
- After 1 hour, the dough should be soft; roll out the dough into a square with your desire thickness. *keep in mind the noodles expand a little when cooked*
- Tip: roll the dough up with your rolling pin, and roll it out from the middle to the two ends; this can help thin out the dough, and the dough should double in size.
- Fold the dough up on top of each other and cut into your desire thickness
- Cook the fresh noodle in boiling water for 3-4 minutes, and you are ready to serve!
Here are all the noodles recipes that pair perfectly with FRESH HAND-CUT Noodles.
- Asian Chicken Noodle Soup (Instant Pot)
- Cold Sesame Noodles (10 MINUTES!)
- Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup (Instant Pot)
- Spicy Garlic Noodles in 10 Minutes! (VIRAL RECIPE!)
Hand-Cut Noodle
By Tiffy Cooks
Ingredients
- 2 cups Flour
- 130 ml Water room temperature
- 1 tsp Salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add flour, salt, and water. Mix with chopstick until it becomes flakey.
- Once the flour becomes flakey, knead until it forms into a ball.
- Optional step for beginners: let the dough rest for 10-20 minutes before moving to the next step.
- Knead the ball for another 5 – 10 minutes or until it becomes a smooth surface ball
- Let the dough rest for 1 hour
- After 1 hour, the dough should be soft; roll out the dough into a square with your desire thickness. *keep in mind the noodles expand a little when cooked*
- Tip: roll the dough up with your rolling pin, and roll it out from the middle to the two ends; this can help thin out the dough, and the dough should double in size.
- Fold the dough up on top of each other and cut into your desire thickness
- Cook the fresh noodle in boiling water for 3-4 minutes, and you are ready to serve!
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Notes
after you cut the noodles, rest them on parchment paper and separate them into your desired serving sizes.
Freeze the noodles for 1 hour; once the noodles become hard, place them into zip-lock bags.
To cook, add frozen noodles into boiling water, separate with chopsticks, and cook for 4-5minutess or until soft.
Thanks for this recipe. It’s really help me. As an Asian I really love home cook. By the way I’m one of your subscribers in YouTube. ♥️♥️ ♥️
Hi Lían, Thank you for showing me love both here and on Youtube! I’m so glad this recipe helps and thank you so much for sharing!
Tiffy ♥️
This is a good dough recipe however you have to make sure that you flour the dough surface and work surface before rolling. When I made it the cur noodles stuck together so I had to redo it which took a lot of time.