My grandparents lived on a farm in rural Ohio. When I was growning up, every Sunday my family would drive to their farm to visit and have Sunday dinner. I always remember the wonderful aroma when we walked into the farmhouse of her homemade chicken and noodles cooking on the old kitchen stove. To this day, whenever I cook this recipe, the “warm and fuzzies” just envelope me. I just recently passed this recipe down to my daughter and taught my grandchildren how to roll out noodles. What fun!! I would like to share this wonderful, extremely good recipe with you….
Grandma Tudor’s Homemade Noodles
1 Whole Chicken
8 cups water
5 chicken bouillon cubes
1 tablespoon parsley
½ teaspoon pepper
1 small onion
Add all ingredients to large stockpot. Cook to boiling, and then immediately put on low heat and cover. Cook for about 3-4 hours until chicken is falling off bone. Place large bowl in sink with a colander inside. Carefully pour liquid and chicken in colander, letting the chicken broth drain into large bowl. Once stockpot is empty, set empty stockpot on hot pad on counter. Place colander (with chicken) on another large bowl to cool. Return drained chicken broth to stockpot and set aside. Once chicken is cooled, debone chicken and place chicken in another bowl. Set aside. Discard chicken bones and onion.
Noodle Dough
3 cups flour (more will be needed, so keep handy)
3 eggs (lightly stirred)
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
1 cup boiling water
Put flour, salt and pepper in large mixing bowl. Stir. Make a hole in the center of the flour. Place stirred eggs and oil in hole. Quickly add boiling water and stir vigorously until dough ball starts forming. Add more flour if needed to stiffen dough to form a dough ball. Dough should be “stretchy”. Once stretchy, move dough to a lightly floured cutting board. Knead dough for about 10 minutes until all flour is absorbed and you have a nice “stretchy” ball. Split dough into smaller dough balls (about 3). Roll dough with rolling pin, on lightly floured mat into a “pie crust looking” circle until desired thickness (1/8th inch). Add flour over top and roll dough up. Use sharp knife and cut roll in small cuts (1/8th inch). Unwind rolled noodle strips and put into floured bowl.
Once all dough is all cut into noodle strips, take bowl to stove. Put chicken stock in the stockpot back on stove on high heat. Once stock is boiling, put on medium heat. Add noodles one or two at a time, stirring after each addition. Once all noodles are all added, add chicken, stir. If broth and noodles need thickening, put 1/3rd cup flour, ½ cup milk and ½ cup of the hot chicken broth in bowl or measuring cup. Mix thoroughly and stir into noodles, stirring constantly until thickened. Cover and cook on low for about ½ hour, stirring once in a while. Add extra salt and pepper to desired taste.
I know this recipe seems intensive, but once you make them, it will become really easy and you will love it!!
I would love to know your comfort foods, stories and recipes….. Thanks!!
