Fresh Noodles of Alsace (nouilles Fraîches à L'alsacienne)
Traditional dish with eggs, white wine vinegar, flour.
- prep 9 min
- cook 21 min
- total 30 min
- serves 4
- advanced
Ingredients
- 8 eggs
- 10 g salt
- 1 tsp white wine vinegar
- 1 lb flour
- to taste butter
Steps
- Break the eggs.
- Place in a large bowl.
- Mix in the salt and vinegar.
- While mixing, gradually add the flour.
- Work the dough for several minutes until it is smooth.
- Roll the dough into a ball.
- Wrap in a dry cloth.
- Allow to rest for 1 hour.
- Divide the dough into pieces the size of a tennis ball.
- Flatten on the work surface to a thickness of 2 mm (⅛ inch).
- Allow the dough to dry for 30 minutes, turning the rounds frequently.
- One can also dry them by suspending them from a cord or over a broom handle place on the backs of two chairs.
- Flour each round.
- Roll it up on itself.
- Cut into slices 3–4 mm (¼ inch) thick.
- Unroll to obtain the noodles.
- Spread out on a large tray without tangling them.
- Fill a large pot with salted water.
- Bring to a boil.
- Plunge in the noodles.
- Simmer for 7–8 minutes.
- Drain the noodles.
- 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.