Monday, November 3, 2008

Gluten-free Udon noodles from scratch (bánh canh)

I learned how to make this from a Vietnamese website, I would like to share it with you. Homemade noodles always taste better than store bought. This is a very fun and easy way to make noodles. If you can make cookies, you can make udon noodles!

Makes 1 lb and 12 oz:

  • 4.5 oz (125 gr) rice flour
  • 1 3/4 cup (400 ml) water
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 4.5 oz (125 gr) tapioca flour

1. Boil about 2 cups of water in a 4-quart pot.
2. In a metal bowl (or a smaller pot) that fits into the above pot, mix the rice flour with water salt and oil.
3. Place the flour bowl into the boiling pot, and keep stirring until the flour mixture is about half way thick for about 3 minutes.
4. Take the bowl out of the pot, fill the pot with more water, about 3/4 full, add little oil and salt, bring it to a boil.
5. Add the tapioca flour into the rice flour bowl, a little at a time, mix well while adding, the mixture is now very thick, paste like.
6. Fill the cooky press with the flour mixture.
7. Hold it straight and press nonstop into the boiling water.
8. When the noodles float to the top,
use a strainer to pick them up
and release them into a large bowl of cold water.
9. Pour the noodles into a colander, rinse with cold water, add a little oil, shake well so that they won't stick together.
10. They are perfect for soup or you can prepare them in any way you would like.

Here is the cooky press. I bought it from a flea market for only $2. I am sure you can find it from any kitchen stores.

22 comments:

  1. Hi Jenn,

    You're welcome. I hope it helps.

    Mai

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  2. whoa cool, where can you get this "cooky press"?

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  3. Hi Anonymous,

    I have included pictures of the cooky press. I hope you can find it in any kitchen stores from your area :)

    Thanks for stopping by.
    Mai

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  4. huh? is that you, co DS ? I thought this blog is different from yours.

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  5. Yes, Tusen, this is my blog, too many blogs, too little time :) I tried to get my nephew involved too, but he seemed to like his facebook better.

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  6. Mai - thank you thank you thank you!!! I have been seeking a gluten-free udon noodle recipe. I can't wait to give this a try!

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  7. Christine - you're welcome you're welcome you're welcome!!!Let me know how yours turns out!

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  8. Bed, Bath and Beyond has a press like that. Or at least they did last time I was there.

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  9. Would you know the carb count on this recipe?

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    1. Sorry, I do not know the carb count, I will have to do some research...

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  10. I saw on tv a person used a piping bag to squirt out the noodle. Would that work the same with this. Like Im not 100% sure what kind of noodle it was on the TV show. Im gonna try it out :)

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    1. The piping bag would work, I have tried it. If you use it, make sure the paste is not as thick or it would be very hard on your hand; when stirring the flour, reduce the cook time to 1.5 or 2 minutes.

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  11. Is it possible to make these and then store them for later use? If so, what method would you recommend (eg freezing, drying)
    At which point in the recipe would you recommend doing this? How long do they keep and what would you then do to cook them the rest of the way?

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  12. Hi Nick,

    For later use, freezing would be a lot less work than drying. I would do up to step #9 then freeze them. I don't know how long they will keep because mine never last more than 1 hour. :) I like to eat them fresh in vegetable broth with stir fried mushrooms, carrot and whatever vegetables I have in the fridge. Yummy!!!

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  13. How many servings does this make? Also how many times does the cookie press get refilled? This looks wonderful I miss udon.

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    1. I would say for 5 servings. The cookie press gets refilled about 3 times.

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  14. My partner has been diagnosed with coeliac recently and he was worried he was never going to be able to eat udon: these are a great replacement! We tried them today and - aside from needing to use a smaller attachment on my biscuit press - I think it was a great success! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!

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  15. This is exactly what I am looking for. thank you :-)

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