How to Make Udon Noodles

Name: How to Make Udon Noodles
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 300 g (10½ oz/2½ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour, or half plain (all-purpose) and half bread flours (udonko is Japanese wheat flour used for making udon in Japan), plus 100 g (3½ oz/¾ cup) for dusting; 300 g (10½ oz/2½ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour, or half plain (all-purpose) and half bread flours (udonko is Japanese wheat flour used for making udon in Japan), plus 100 g (3½ oz/¾ cup) for dusting; 300 g (10½ oz/2½ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour, or half plain (all-purpose) and half bread flours (udonko is Japanese wheat flour used for making udon in Japan), plus 100 g (3½ oz/¾ cup) for dusting; 300 g (10½ oz/2½ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour, or half plain (all-purpose) and half bread flours (udonko is Japanese wheat flour used for making udon in Japan), plus 100 g (3½ oz/¾ cup) for dusting; 15 g (½ oz/1 tbsp) fine sea salt; 130-160 ml (4½–5½ fl oz/½–⅓ cup) cold water

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Japanese Larder

By Luiz Hara

Published 2018

About

Ingredients

300 g (10½ oz/2½ cups) plain (all-purpose) flour, or half plain (all-purpose) and half bread flours

Asia
Japan
Main course
Vegan

Method

Sift the flour into a large bowl. In a bowl or cup, mix the salt into the measured water and stir well until completely dissolved.
Gradually mix two-thirds of the salted water into the flour. Toss the flour to moisten it evenly. The dough softness will depend largely on the room temperature, humidity and type of flour, so gradually add more salted water if nece