How To Make Tomato-Egg Noodles (Pictorial Guide)

I have nothing much in my fridge except vege and unbleached hi protein flour today. No idea what to cook for the kids either, lol. After rummaging through the containers, i saw a few tomatoes, some broccoli and purple sweet potatoes. As the latter two require steaming and mashing to make noodles with, i opted for tomatoes this time.

Cut up 2 large tomatoes and blended them for the juice. The remaining pulp will be perfect for cooking the sauce to go with the noodles.

Cracked an egg into the liquid measuring jug that came with the Joyoung Noodlemaker.

Add the fresh tomato juice in to achieve 120ml of liquid in total. I also added 1 teaspoon of olive oil into the liquid for extra smooth noodles.

This time, i used 250g of the unbleached hi protein flour and 50g of superfine flour. Added 1 teaspoon of sea salt for added flavor.

And voila.... a batch of silky smooth springy homemade tomato-egg noodles for today. Then, my 8yo little chef skipped into the kitchen. As he sipped on the remaining tomato juice, complained why isnt the color red like the tomatoes. o.O..... I asked him to go do the color math. Red Tomato + Yellow Yolk = ............. and he went, "ya horrr... Orange Noodles". Pheeewwww... *wipes sweat from forehead* :p

Alright, i know.... go get the Homemade Tomato-Egg Noodle Recipe here :)

How To Make Black Sesame Noodles Using A Noodlemaker (Pictorial Guide)

Making sesame noodles is so easy these days. Last time, i used to see my mom toast sesame seeds, let them cool and then grind them into coarse powder whenever she wants makes anything with it. Now, i just pop over to the organic shop and buy a can of ground sesame powder, lol. I know it's not the same, but that is alright with me. I really do not have the time nor patience to prepare every single ingredient by hand prior to making my noodles.

This morning, my kid dug out the can of sesame powder that i have placed into a plastic bag when we were packing our things early this month. I thought i have lost it for good and kept reminding myself i need to go buy a new can. Not much left in it, maybe for a few more rounds of noodles. Good enough for today :)

Let's get down to work on How To Make Black Sesame Noodles with Joyoung Noodlemaker.

Skill level: Basic
Disc used: Medium round

First, we need 400g of plain flour.

Next, we need 140ml water, a heaping soup spoonful of ground black sesame powder, and a teaspoon of sea salt.

Place flour, black sesame powder and sea salt into the noodlemaker.

Lock the lid in its place until you hear the "click"

Select "Auto" to start the Joyoung Noodlemaker.

Pour the water in through the opening at the top of the cover in slowly as the noodlemaker kneads the flour.

The Joyoung Noodlemaker will knead the flour for 3 minutes, pauses, and start extruding the black sesame noodles.

It will extrude, pause, knead, one or twice more till most of the dough has been extruded. Remember to flour the noodles lightly as they are being extruded from the disc to prevent them from sticking together.

And here is the first ball of homemade black sesame noodles. Click the link for the full homemade black sesame noodles recipe. Just love them with speckles of black well distributed along every single strand. I havent planned on how to cook black sesame noodles yet tho. Will post and link to it once i have decided :p

How To Make Purple Sweet Potato Noodles Using A Noodlemaker (Pictorial Guide)

I grew up eating sweet potatoes, watching my mom pottering around the kitchen. Sweet potatoes are readily available and they are really cheap too. Mom used to cook it in a variety of ways, baked, steamed, deep-fried, boiled sweet dessert etc. Me, i love having them steamed. Warm, succulent, sweet, very much a comfort food when i was little.

Last weekend, i saw a man selling sweet potatoes by the roadside on my way back to the car after buying our weekly food supplies from the wet market. He had all colors in small piles on a mat. As i had just finished a batch of orange sweet potatoes recently, i bought purple sweet potatoes this time. Not much, only about 500g and it only cost Rm2.50.

Back home, the moment my #2 saw them, he wanted to make Purple Sweet Potato Noodles with his Joyoung Noodlemaker. And after packing everything into the fridge, i quickly steamed a few tubers for him. He even reminded me to steam an extra one as he wanted to munch on one as he played with his noodlemaker, lol.

Let me show you How To Make Purple Sweet Potato Noodles Using A Noodlemaker.

Skill level: Intermediate (do master the basic recipes first before attempting this as you will need to know how to gauge the moisture content of the dough by sight)

For this batch of purple sweet potato noodles, i used 3 medium sized tubers. Simply steam them on high heat. They should be ready in about 20 minutes. Poke a chopstick into the sweet potato and if i goes in and comes out easily, it is fully cooked.

Next, peel the skin off the sweet potato and mash it with the back of a fork. We will need 150g of mashed purple sweet potato flesh, no skin, ok.

As i ran out of organic unbleached plain flour, i used 250g of normal plain flour to go with the mashed purple sweet potatoes. Well, to me, other than a preference, both types of flour, whether unbleached or plain, tastes the same.

Pour the flour into the noodlemaker first.

Followed by the steamed and mashed purple sweet potatoes. You may add 1/2 to 1 tsp of sea salt into the flour to enhance the flavor of the noodle if you like. I did not use any water for this recipe. This depends on the moisture content of the steamed purple sweet potato. If you notice that it seems a bit dry and not binding well with the flour, add water in by the drops until it looks right. This is an acquired sight skill. Practice makes perfect.

Make sure the front panel where the noodle extrudes from is turned clockwise to the right. You will be able to see the "locked" icon printed on it. Next, slot the top cover's hinges properly to the noodlemaker and press down until you hear the loud "click" sound. Turn the front panel a bit to see if it moves or not. It should not budge more than a teensy weensy bit. If it moves, that means the front panel is not turned to the lock icon. Therefore, you will have to remove the top cover again to correct it. If not, the machine will not operate.

Once everything is in properly in place, press the "Auto" button and the noodlemaker will start kneading the dough for a few minutes. I love watching it as it kneads. Kinda therapeutic, at least for me, LOL!!!

The noodlemaker will pause for a few seconds once the first kneading cycle is completed (about 3 minutes). It will then start extruding the noodles. I usually wait for it to extrude till it reaches the floured baking sheet or plate. I will then flour the palm of my left hand and hold the back of the noodles as it exits the disc like i'm guiding the noodle strands downwards, and use my right hand to sprinkle flour onto the extruding noodles. This is important to prevent the noodle strands from sticking together.

The noodlemaker stops halfway to knead the dough a second time, pauses, and continues to extrude the dough until it senses that there isnt much left inside the container. Once it stops completely, you may turn the noodlemaker's main power supply off. Hold on to the strands and then run a finger down from the top of the disc to break the noodle strands from it. You can then twist them into individual balls to your preferred serving size.

Here, i twisted a few balls of purple sweet potato noodles. Am still working on achieving a neat twisted ball, hahaha. 

Here is a closeup shot of my purple sweet potato. I love love love love love its shade. It is not the original rich purple color of the steamed tuber. Rather, a gorgeous shade of pastel lilac.

C'est magnifique!!

I served my Homemade Purple Sweet Potato Noodles with sliced cucumbers. And also some cubed purple sweet potatoes from the extra tuber that i steamed for my kid. Seasoned it with some garlic oil, cayenne pepper and black pepper. All it takes is some spring onions and coriander to make it look pretty. Simply delish :)