Monday, February 13, 2012

HOMEMADE CHICKEN AND NOODLES.........AGAIN

If you watch the weather..........you know that we, here, in Oklahoma are in the middle of a snowy, rainy, icy day..........but I really won't complain as it is our first bad weather of the winter!  Been very mild and nice here most all winter.  BUT it is a chicken 'n noodles day.  I have given you this recipe before but it is well worth giving again.  I'll never understand why people don't make their own noodles.........takes all of about 15 minutes and sooooo much better.  Once you do this.......you will make them over and over.  Almost 50 years ago........an elderly lady in Greybull, Ila Hanson was well known for the best chicken 'n noodles in town.  She was kind enough to invite me to her house to watch her make them..........and I have made them the same ever since.
The first thing I did this morning was throw a frozen chicken breast (one........remember just for Bob and I.......adjust if you want to make more) in a large pot filled with water........salt, pepper....then I chopped up about 1 cup of celery and 1 cup of onion and brought it all to a boil, turned to simmer and let simmer all day......well until time to eat.
Then I grabbed a bowl........beat up to eggs in the bowl with a fork.......added salt........then started dumping in flour........started with 1 cup........stir well........then forced in more flour until a sort of sticky dough.........it can be sticky as you will add more flour when rolling out.
Now take a hunk of the dough.........roll out really thin on a well floured counter...keep adding flour if its too sticky....sprinkle with more flour and fold over and over a couple times.........cut with a sharp knife......into noodles.  Shake them out onto a dish towel covered cookie sheet..........repeat this process til all the dough has been used.............let the noodles dry in a warm place until ready to use.
Bring your chicken soup to a good boil.........dump in noodles along with any flour on the dish towel.........continue to lightly boil til the noodles are soft.  That's it!  Nothing like chicken and noodles on a cold day!!  OR if you are sick....................sigh.

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