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Fresh Noodles of Alsace (nouilles Fraîches à L'alsacienne)

Traditional dish with eggs, white wine vinegar, flour.

Ingredients

  • 8 eggs
  • 10 g salt
  • 1 tsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 lb flour
  • to taste butter

Steps

  1. Break the eggs.
  2. Place in a large bowl.
  3. Mix in the salt and vinegar.
  4. While mixing, gradually add the flour.
  5. Work the dough for several minutes until it is smooth.
  6. Roll the dough into a ball.
  7. Wrap in a dry cloth.
  8. Allow to rest for 1 hour.
  9. Divide the dough into pieces the size of a tennis ball.
  10. Flatten on the work surface to a thickness of 2 mm (⅛ inch).
  11. Allow the dough to dry for 30 minutes, turning the rounds frequently.
  12. One can also dry them by suspending them from a cord or over a broom handle place on the backs of two chairs.
  13. Flour each round.
  14. Roll it up on itself.
  15. Cut into slices 3–4 mm (¼ inch) thick.
  16. Unroll to obtain the noodles.
  17. Spread out on a large tray without tangling them.
  18. Fill a large pot with salted water.
  19. Bring to a boil.
  20. Plunge in the noodles.
  21. Simmer for 7–8 minutes.
  22. Drain the noodles.
  23. Toss with the melted butter.

Adapted from “Fresh Noodles of Alsace (Nouilles fraîches à l'Alsacienne)”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.

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