Serves: 4
Total Calories: 420

8 to 10 cups water
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 pound noodles
2 cups water

1. Bring water to a rolling boil. Add salt then drop noodles into water all at once. Bring water to boil again. Add 1 cup cold water.

2. Bring to a boil again. Add a second cup of cold water. Bring to a boil once more.

3. Drain noodles in a colander. Rinse at once under cold running water. (Unless this is done, the noodles will continue cooking in their own heat. Rinsing also keeps the noodles from sticking together because it washes off the excess starch. However, noodles, unlike rice, are never washed before cooking to remove the starch, but after.) Drain again.

4. Separate the noodles with a fork. Spread them loosely on a flat plate or tray and mix well with a little peanut or sesame oil. Set aside until needed or keep warm in the top of a double boiler. The noodles can also be reheated by rinsing them in hot water, after they've been rinsed in cold. Use in any noodle recipe.

NOTE: The cooking time depends on the noodles themselves--whether they're egg or wheat-flour, whether they're dried or fresh whether they're thick or thin. It also depends on how much additional cooking they will get with other ingredients. As a rule, allow 6 to 8 minutes for dried noodles 4 to 5 minutes for fresh.

The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 4
Total Calories: 420
Calories from Fat: 20

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