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Subject: Making chinese la mian noodle
Category: Miscellaneous
Asked by: lucky1313-ga
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Posted: 02 Aug 2002 05:57 PDT
Expires: 01 Sep 2002 05:57 PDT
Question ID: 48497
I want to learn to make la mian noodle. 
Lamian noodles, known in Chinese as Lamian or Lamiantiao are popular
with many ethnic groups both in Xinjiang and the
rest of China. The name "Lamian" means "pulled noodles". The noodle
dough is pulled in a special way to create thinner
and thinner strings of dough, and finally, noodles! Then the noodles
are boiled quickly and various ingredients are added.
Sometimes the noodles are stir-fried.

The dough is made of wheat.
What are the other ingredients, how are they prepared and pulled ?
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Subject: Re: Making chinese la mian noodle
Answered By: lot-ga on 02 Aug 2002 09:12 PDT
 
Hello,

Hmm tasty...
Here are the ingredients for Lai Mein from:
chinesefood.about.com with Rhonda Parkinson (Reprinted from Wok Talk)


http://chinesefood.about.com/library/blrecipe137.htm
“Ingredients:
6 cups pastry flour
1 1/2 cups regular enriched flour
3 1/2 cups water

Directions:

1.	
Combine the two flours in a large bowl and slowly add water. Mix well
and knead to a smooth dough. Cover with a wet towel and refrigerate
overnight.

2.	
The next day, remove from the refrigerator and knead for about ten
minutes until smooth and elastic.

3.	
Roll the dough into a long cylinder, 2 to 3 inches round.

4.	
Holding on to each end of the dough, raise the dough above your head
and with a wrist-snapping motion, whack it against the work surface.
Fold the dough in half after each whack.

5.	
Repeat this process several times, being sure to lightly flour the
surface to prevent the dough from sticking. This beating action
relaxes the gluten and continually stretches the dough.

6.	
The dough is now ready for pulling and stretching. Holding both ends
of the dough, pull and stretch and quickly fold the two ends together.
Continue the pull-stretch-fold technique each time increasing the
number of threads, until you end up with many whisker-fine strands of
dough.

7.	
The stretched noodles are boiled approximately 3 minutes, and drained
in preparation for your recipe.”

Here are more instructions with step by step instructions on how to
pull them with some photos. Bare in mind it is ‘not’ easy! Even for
some seasoned chefs so don’t get too worried if things get into a
tangle! If you do master it, it will be a great party trick to show
your guests too!
SaturdayMarket.com
http://www.saturdaymarket.com/chinabreakfast/handnoodle.htm

Here is another source with step by step instructions
(This is very slow to download, so be patient)
Forums.about.com 
http://forums.about.com/ab-chinesefood/messages/?msg=551.1&fpi=yes

Ingredients to go with the noodles themselves are really down to your
taste buds, (like pasta). But here are 3 recipes:

Three Flavoured Lo Mein
Chinesefood.about.com with Rhonda Parkinson
http://chinesefood.about.com/library/blrecipe127.htm
Hot and Sour Shrimp Lo Mein
Chinesefood.about.com with Rhonda Parkinson
http://chinesefood.about.com/library/blrecipe074.htm
Beef Lo Mein
Chinesefood.about.com with Rhonda Parkinson
http://chinesefood.about.com/library/blrecipe221.htm

Search strategy:
hand pulled noodles
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=hand+pulled+noodles&btnG=Google+Search
hand pulled noodles instructions
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=hand+pulled+noodles+instructions&btnG=Google+Search

Enjoy!
kind regards
lot-ga
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