Biang Biang Noodles (Hand Pulled Noodles)
There is this restaurant in Cupertino, CA called QQ that I absolutely love. They make all of their noodles in house and they are so chewy, delicious and flavorful. One of my favorite dishes from there is called Biang Biang, a hand pulled noodle smothered in spicy chili oil. I had to recreate it!
Ingredients
Hand Pulled Noodle
- 2 cup Flour
- ¾ tsp Salt
- 1 ½ cup Water
Hand Pulled Noodle Sauce
- 1 tbsp Soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Chinese black vinegar
- 2 tbsp Green onions
- 2 tsp Garlic
- 3 tbsp Cooking oil
- Bok choy
- Sichuan red chili flakes to taste
Instructions
Hand Pulled Noodles
- In a large bowl, mix flour and salt. Slowly stir in water until a dough forms.
- Knead until smooth, coat in oil, cover in saran wrap and let sit for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, take out dough to clean surface. Begin to knead again, you will likely have an uneven side so pinch those sides together. Pull the dough toward you to seal up the pinched side.
- Divide into 4 equal parts and pinch together the cut, uneven sides. Pull and roll the dough toward you to seal up the pinched side.
- Form all 4 pieces into a shape of a log, coat with oil and cover. Let sit for about 1-2 hours.
- After 2 hours, flatten out the log you are going to serve. *One log = 1 serving portion*
- Lightly press a chopstick down the middle of the log to create an indentation.
- Carefully and evenly lift the flattened dough out by both sides and slowly start to pull the dough apart.
- Begin to hit the dough against your clean work surface to lengthen out the noodle.
- Pull the noodles apart by the indentation made by the chopstick.
- Immediately put in a rapid boiling water. Cook until firm to the bite. *Different thickness of noodles will vary time. Mine took a few minutes.
- Blanch bok choy
Assemble
- In a serving bowl, add soy sauce and Chinese black vinegar. Put cooked noodles ontop of sauce and top with green onions, garlic and Sichuan chili flakes. Heat up oil on the stove until just before smoking point and pour over garlic/Sichuan chili flakes.
- Mix together and enjoy!
Video
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