Homemade Ramen Noodles

Step 1

Combine water, bicarb soda and salt in a small mixing bowl. Let the bicarb soda and salt dissolve completely.

Step 2

Place the flour in a large mixing bowl and add 1 tsp of the bicarb soda water and stir with a pair of chopsticks or your hand. *2

Step 3

Repeat the process 2 till all bicarb water is added and stirred into the flour. *3

Step 4

When all water is added, the flour and water should create a crumble.

Step 5

Place them into a ziplock bag and rest for 10 minutes to let the flour fully absorb the water.

Step 6

Leaving the zip open, fold the bag in half and place the dough at the bottom of the bag.

Step 7

Press the dough to shape an even thickness of rectangular flat dough. Remove air as much as you can.

Step 8

Rest if in a fridge overnight. *4

Step 9

After rested overnight, take it out of the fridge. Cut the ziplock bag open with scissors.

Step 10

Dust a kitchen bench with a generous amount of corn starch, fold the dough in half and press with the bottom part of your palm or a rolling pin to flatten it.

Step 11

Dust more over the dough and roll out the dough as thin as you can. *5

Step 12

Fold the dough into three, and cut it from the edge 0.08 inch (2mm) thick.

Step 13

If you like a shrinked texture, give a massage the cut noodles with your hands.

Step 14

Boil water in a large pot, add freshly made noodles and cook for about 3 minutes. *6

Step 15

Serve with ramen broth and your prefered toppings.