Adventures in eating

We’re trying new things in our household, all-around.

 

Baby has decided that baby food is for, well, babies. And that is not him. Nope he’s a man. And men eat Cheerios…and avocados.

 

Not sure at first.

 

Ohhhh but wait…yes…yes, this is awesome.

 

I should mention that his shirt says “Polo Sport” and not “Poo Sport” as it appears.

 

Though if that really was a thing, he'd totally be gold medal material. Pampers Champ.

So...

I have a new recipe to share!

 

Easy? Nope.

 

Quick? Not at all.

 

Still worth it? Totally.

 

Homemade noodles. Yep we’re going there.

 

One of our favorite places in NYC is a Chinese noodle shop. After much extensive research (Google), we felt we had learned enough to give it a go. Flour + water + egg.

 

Ok so our first attempt did not go so hot. You REALLY need a lot of flour, and we ran out. Stickiness everywhere.

 

Round two was a success. To go with our noodles, I stir fried a whole head of cabbage along with some soy-marinated beef.

 

Ready for something new?

 

Homemade Noodles

5 cups flour + 2 cups set aside

2 ¼ cups cold water

1 egg

 

Combine 5 cups flour with water and egg. Just use your  hands to form the dough. Add more flour if it is too sticky. You want dough that is nice and elastic without sticking to absolutely everything. Once fully kneaded and formed, wrap in plastic wrap and set aside for 30 minutes.

 

Flour your work surface and knead your dough some more, like 5-10 minutes. Spread out even more flour. Using a rolling pin, roll it out until it’s verrrrry thin. Use a pizza slicer or knife to cut into 1” strips.

 

 

Not a tapeworm.

 

Add noodles to a stockpot of boiling water. Boil for just 60 seconds and remove.

 

There you go. It’s not complicated, but it is messy.

 

If you’re inclined to make the cabbage and beef as well, which you ought to be, here are the how-to’s:

 

Stir fried cabbage

1 large head of cabbage, core removed, cut into 2” pieces

1 tablespoon sesame oil

 

In a large shallow pan, heat sesame oil over medium high heat. Add cabbage. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Stir. Re-cover. Continue until cabbage is cooked down but still somewhat crunch. Soggy is no good.

 

Marinated spicy beef

1 pound sirloin steak, cut into thin slices

2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce

2 teaspoons Sriracha, or other hot sauce

1 tablespoon sesame seeds

 

Combine all ingredients in a resealable bag and let marinate for 30+ minutes.

 

Saute in a large shallow pan once ready. This only takes a few minutes to cook. Optional- if you really like heat- add a few diced Thai chiles to the pan while you cook the beef.

 

Serve cabbage and beef over noodles.