How to Pull Off Thin Hand-Pulled Lamian Noodles

How to Pull Off Thin Hand-Pulled Lamian Noodles | Serious Eats

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4 жыл бұрын

In the quest for an approachable hand-pulled lamian noodle recipe for the home cook, there’s no shame in turning to science. The goal of any thin hand-pulled noodle dough is repeatable extensibility, which is easier to describe than it is to achieve. Here-as in many noodle shops around the world-Tim Chin uses a dough relaxer to make the stretching process much easier and much, much faster. And while some shops use industrial-grade dough enhancers with all sorts of scary names, this recipe uses a natural ingredient that you can readily find at grocery stores or purchase online: nutritional yeast.
You’ll be able to stretch this dough, but it still takes practice to pull the actual noodles when the time comes. But don’t let that scare you: This is a very forgiving dough, and you can practice pulling noodles over and over again to gain muscle memory and confidence before flouring and cooking off a batch of homemade pulled noodles. Be sure to use bread flour with at least 12% protein content-any lower, and the dough will get too sticky and the noodles will lack both structure and chew.
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@emmereffing 4 жыл бұрын

I like Tim. Put him in more videos.

@M4TT-G 4 жыл бұрын

+1 to this

@RubenAledo 4 жыл бұрын

@genghizkhan9021 4 жыл бұрын

Wildly and awkwardly hand gestures disagreement

@bongtloxlo3332 4 жыл бұрын

someone know tim instagram or social media ?

@MINUSKAIRA 4 жыл бұрын

@@bongtloxlo3332 instagram.com/tomthechon/

@lpbug 4 жыл бұрын

This video is a game changer in my quest to finally make this noodle. I've been trying recipes found on KZfaq with little success over 10+ attempts, making small optimizations along the way. Will try this and report back tomorrow! Edit: tried this today, thankfully nutritional yeast is still on the shelves as people are mostly buying out active dry yeast. Amazing result. The dough didn't seem too different at first but after using the technique Tim showed to work it for ~15 minutes, the dough took on an entirely texture I have never experienced before in previous attempts. It is extremely sticky if left for any duration longer than a couple seconds on a surface (I also forgot to add oil, which may be a factor) and it held its shape extremely well. I was actually able to pull noodles of significant length (~2 feet) with this. I have tried pretty much every other recipe on KZfaq and had results nowhere near as close as this. At this point I can actually start practicing the pulling technique instead of banging my head against the wall on getting the dough right. Huge game changer. I was initially a little concerned about how the nutritional yeast would change the flavor of the noodle since it's got quite a distinct smell but honestly couldn't tell and it really did add umami/depth to the end result. I have a long way to go in developing technique but couldn't start without this video. Many, many thanks! For reference, I was able to find and used: - Red Star Savory Nutritional Yeast Flakes in the 5 Oz shaker - King Arthur bread flour

@telaferrum 4 жыл бұрын

I hope to hear back. If this works, I'd love to eat a homemade la mein. Then I'll just need to clear some counter space and for there not to be a pandemic so that ingredients are in stock.

@lpbug 4 жыл бұрын

@@telaferrum I updated my original comment - tl;dr got incredible results, was actually able to pull noodles and eat them rather than throwing my dough away 😂

@pasta_o_plomo 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for your review! I have also tried couple YT recipes for pulled noodles and it was a disaster! Definately will try this one!

@sherlymeliani8897 4 жыл бұрын

Mine always tear if i don't pull it slowly :(. Is this mean my nutritional yeast expired??

@bl6973 4 жыл бұрын

Ritchie Thai *la mian

@helenhelenyu 4 жыл бұрын

Can you just have Tim Chin in MORE VIDEOS?! He’s so informative and articulate. Love him America’s Test Kitchen and here!

@nekro5342 4 жыл бұрын

Best content I've seen from Serious eats in a while. Good job Tim, really enjoyed the video. Made it look easy too

@GuymelefSang 4 жыл бұрын

This is by far the most comprehensive explanation of hand pulled noodles and the mechanics therein I've seen. Great video.

@davidhalldurham 4 жыл бұрын

What an excellent video!! Please have Tim back for more videos. I've tried making my own lamien a couple of times and it was very frustrating and harder than it looks. Thanks to this video, I learned some techniques to use next time. Thank you.

@sheenachen 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to try this out! Thanks to Tim for explaining this in a fun and understandable way. Also for being adorable.

@GuyWhatley 4 жыл бұрын

Tim is the best. He was awesome on ATK. I’m so glad he’s moved on to better things :)

@mssuezee6178 4 жыл бұрын

AGREE 100% so happy to find him again.🙋🙏

@skylernova489 3 жыл бұрын

Ingredients 425g (15 ounces; 3 cups) bread flour, plus more for dusting 28g (1 ounce; 1/2 cup) nutritional yeast (see note) 4g (1 teaspoon) Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use about half as much by volume or the same weight 285g (10 ounces; 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons) cool water 1 tablespoon (15ml) vegetable oil

@williamdouglas1612 4 жыл бұрын

What a fabulous demonstration from very talented chef. Bravo Tim! Encore!

@mynameisandong 4 жыл бұрын

Mind blown!! Trying the nooch today!! 🙀 Thanks for the awesome breakdown

@dianel.9703 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Andong!

@Aezandris 4 жыл бұрын

We're eagerly waiting for the next lamian episode ;)

@mastertrey4683 4 жыл бұрын

Does it work andong

@FinoNick 4 жыл бұрын

This video was super informative can't wait for yours also 👍

@RubenAledo 4 жыл бұрын

Look really easy now ^^

@flagrantlyvivid7195 2 жыл бұрын

The best explanation and technique demonstration on KZfaq. THANK YOU!!

@waltertassi 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on the detailed explanation and the necessary details. It's a real Master Class. Thanks a lot!

@sabyx5 2 жыл бұрын

Thank,you for clearly showing the stretching process. Finally This is the FIRST time I clearly understood how it’s done , after watching tons of other videos that showed it way too fast by pros . God bless!

@ynnosredd3190 2 жыл бұрын

kuddos for telling your viewers that the one ingredient responsible for the dough to become extremely stretchy is the peng hui. a lot of hand pulled noodles videos out there doesn't tell a thing about it.

@nawty26 4 жыл бұрын

AWESOME VIDEO!!! Thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Explained simply and totally understandable. An excellent host. THANK YOU!!!!!

@gennyt.1306 3 жыл бұрын

I am HOOKED on your videos! I love how you explain the science behind the foods and dishes you’re making. Thank you so much! I’m seriously going to be watching your videos all night! Thank you!!!

@kuldipsapra3053 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Simplicity to the core. He has managed to explain a complicated traditional method of making noodles to what laymen can be able to do. Well done. I’m definitely going to try.

@neeper27 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Informative. Not too much science, but just enough to understand the process. A genuine guy

@PepinoMichoacan 4 жыл бұрын

Great scientific analysis! I was looking for that for months. Excellent host as well, thank you.

@JohnDoe-jp5py 3 жыл бұрын

I can't believe this is the most recent (and only video) with Tim in it!! More tim videoooss pleeaseee

@shyamdevadas6099 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! I spent a couple years in China and lamian was one of my sentimental favorites. Every attempt to learn to make it has really left me discouraged. I'm so glad I ran across your video. Tim is awesome!

@luciatrefna 3 ай бұрын

I love how you explain why you are doing something and the science behind it. Thx for the video.

@7u231 4 жыл бұрын

The BEST tutorial video. Enjoyed the chem part too! Thanks a lot!

@RAFLarchitects 3 жыл бұрын

Finally! Handpulled noodles recipe with no reservations. Thanks for sharing! 😊

@jsparakov 4 жыл бұрын

Suddenly Tim previously from ATK shows up on my feed. What a wonderful day.

@Unacuncunaamarilla353 4 жыл бұрын

This is a great video, Tim is super nice and knowledgable, please put him in more videos!!!

@exoarn 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is great. The dough science is fascinating as well, definitely not too much! Will try this recipe as soon as flour is available again.

@paulsim9172 4 жыл бұрын

Great presentation and explanation. Thanks Tim!

@DrZzen 3 жыл бұрын

Very impressed by the simple yet logical explanations. Will follow.

@katharinavonzitzewitz826 4 жыл бұрын

This is the most amazing tutorial video I've seen on making Chinese noodles /this technic ..Bravo !!!👍👍👍

@chefpizza4677 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the recipe I have been looking for one for years. I’m glad you put it out there

@KindofCooking 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this! Awesome in-depth video. Looking forward to making this.

@teamkeller 3 жыл бұрын

AWESOME VIDEO!! We are making pulled noodles soup for the first time ever right now with our daughter whom we adopted from China to celebrate the beginning of Chinese New Year. This has been incredibly helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

@jordanfrancis1644 2 жыл бұрын

I love the way he explains the proceess ,and at at a more observable pace than when watching the expert noodle pulling masters .

@PeaceLoveAndRico 3 жыл бұрын

i am in love with Tim... WOW, I am smitten! is it the fact that he simplified these noodles that made me cry for years? maybe. Can you make more Tim happen?

@dianel.9703 4 жыл бұрын

Genius! Thank you for this Tim.

@oscartortajada5027 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome job, you are a great teacher, I will give a try (or two)! Thanks a lot from Spain.

@carolrosado8292 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks,Tim,You make it look super easy.

@48956l 4 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU It's insane how there was not a good hand pulled noodle vid on ALL OF KZfaq!

@slowfuse 4 жыл бұрын

its been the dark ages on this topic until very recently...

@EffieM98 4 жыл бұрын

Ugh yas he's adorable I saw him today on America's Test Kitchen! He's very talented, I wish he was around more!

@ritvijpatankar731 4 жыл бұрын

Wow. I love the way he nerd me through the noodles...... U r awesome!!! I think I finally found a way for some amazing handpull homemade noodles!!! Thanks again!!!

@herzerskerzer 9 ай бұрын

This is one of the best explanations ever. Thanks man!

@dtape 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Really interesting knowledge content, impressive demonstration and delightfully straight-forward. I want to watch more videos like this.

@morganpittkin6867 2 күн бұрын

Fantastic video. I’ve been watching various hand-pulled noodle videos as I prepare for my first attempt. This one gives me much more confidence than any of the other ones I’ve watched.

@drricky 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation and videography. Well done, do more videos with this guy.

@Mchand007 3 жыл бұрын

Best and clearly explained video on hand pulled noodles.

@sunitasubramoniam7916 3 жыл бұрын

Tim is so cute! And this is SUCH an informative video!

@ramherrump 4 жыл бұрын

Tim is gonna be a star, what a great video!

@juanerivera114 4 жыл бұрын

Finally a receipe that i can make in my house, awesome, thanks from Puerto Rico.

@anyonecancook6105 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! This is the best tutorial on hand pulled noodles!

@derekchandruang 4 жыл бұрын

This guy is awesome. More from him pls

@dude3675 3 жыл бұрын

Wow..superb and outstanding. Thanks for the tutorial👍

@matlit1859 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Gonna try this one day

@astrolingus 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! You are the best💕

@strand195 4 жыл бұрын

Very very good explanation!

@Metalwolf765 4 жыл бұрын

Dude... this is the cooking science and practical application combo I didn’t know I needed. This is awesome!

@senatorjuke 4 жыл бұрын

Best vid on this subject yet

@Hoakaloa 4 жыл бұрын

Aigu, just when Tim reveals the secret (dough relaxer -- nutritional yeast) there is no flour to be found in the stores here on Maui. Oh well, may have to buy a 25lb bag of flour from Costco. Mahalo, Tim! Now, have to reconfigure the kitchen to have counter space the width of my arm-span. Malama pono.

@megahamartolos6638 2 жыл бұрын

Eh brah, no use writing Hawaiian to Chef Chin. His accent isn't Kamaʻāina. He seems to have excluded place of birth from his biography, and that usually means FOB/JOJ and ashamed of it. He shouldn't be; none of us chose where we were born. Maui no ka oi. My father and his mother were born on Maui.

@thesecretthirdthing 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, I never was able to figure this recipe out when I tried it because I didn't have a dough relaxer, just tried to knead it myself, lol. This is gonna make it possible!

@HowToMakeDinner 4 жыл бұрын

I cannot express how excited I am about this! I never thought this was something I would attempt but now? And that special ingredient? I’m already a huge nooch lover and this is all just so wonderful. Also, Tim you are lovely on camera. Wish me luck!

@drumprince91 4 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@joshthompson5267 3 жыл бұрын

How'd it go?

@HowToMakeDinner 3 жыл бұрын

Josh Thompson I wish I could share a photo in here! It was... not terrible, but he certainly makes it look easier than it is! I definitely need practice!

@FrazierFinds 3 жыл бұрын

I went Rock Climbing with Tim yesterday. He's not only good at getting dough to relax, he's also calming when belaying on a scary climbing route as well.

@coronelsakura2841 3 жыл бұрын

I went with Tim to a language school and he learned 5 languages in 30 minutes

@komal_sorab_vlogs 8 ай бұрын

Best explanation and demonstration 👍

@jacquelinewu3277 3 жыл бұрын

What a fun noodle making process to watch but hmmm...Tim this is HARD! You made it look easy!!😂

@spicychickennugget1814 3 жыл бұрын

Wow its awesome video, its make me motivated to try it at home. Thanks for sharing.

@mssuezee6178 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Tim very informative and I'm making tomorrow AGAIN 😆. 🙋🌷🙏

@coronelsakura2841 3 жыл бұрын

Tim, you should have your own channel, you are the best.

@Michael-se6om 3 жыл бұрын

Cool thanks. Nice explanation of the sience behind pulled noodles. Enjoyed your video. Cheers, Michael

@cheekoandtheman 2 жыл бұрын

i found running the dough brutally through the pasta machine flatterer and letting the dough fall as it may , then rolling the dough out became really easy, but hey , I am super new to this , yet it was the only time the dough went my way easily tonight after making initial mistakes with kneading the dough like it was bread . I am super grateful for this excellent tutorial !

@fredfrond6148 4 жыл бұрын

Nice science based explanation of how to make a delicious 😋 recipe 🤤

@JULOC05 3 жыл бұрын

You are such a good instructor.

@pinkponyofprey1965 4 жыл бұрын

I'll save a link to this in my folder that works like a "kitchen bucket list". I have to try this! :D

@iindifferent 3 жыл бұрын

This really does work. I tried 3 times without it, no stretch, not even after letting the dough rest for 18 hours. With "nooch" + kneading for 8 min + resting 1 hour = it was almost too stretchy lol. Time to practice pulling.

@beno5135 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Love the science bits too 🙂

@etherdog 4 жыл бұрын

Terrific instructional vid! I particularly like that Tim reviewed what could go wrong, why, and how to fix it. That is useful information.

@talltk Жыл бұрын

This is an awesome video man!

@neikobronson5685 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome job, young man!

@balin71 3 жыл бұрын

Best tuition on how to pull noodles - thanks

@lungsfullofwater 4 жыл бұрын

I love his cauliflower gratin video on ATK, with Julia. I really wish we could see more of him.

@BearFoodKitchen 4 жыл бұрын

You make it look so easy.

@KaustavMajumder Жыл бұрын

Dude has his science game on point! 👌

@Tdeimis 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@makhoe1 3 жыл бұрын

Best lamian noodle video by far

@TZerot0 4 жыл бұрын

Great everything in this

@MichaelRpdx 4 жыл бұрын

That is an amazing video - and it has facts, like the bread relaxer - that you don't get elsewhere. Thank you so much.

@cookerymagic2167 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for sharing.

@ashu175181 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing!!!

@manatoa1 4 жыл бұрын

Superb video. You made it seem very doable. I'll give this a go when I can get nutritional yeast. Or make it from homebrew leftovers maybe.

@xxx3janmichael2xxx 4 жыл бұрын

now I finally found the secret about being elastic in dough. Finally I can express my look like a professional presentation Lol

@slowfuse 4 жыл бұрын

been trying to do this for years, and you are right the other recipes online are trash

@antnwa 4 жыл бұрын

Okay that was really informative and he went just at the right pace. Visuals with the explanations were simple to understand. +1 Now... I just need to figure out how to create a work surface wide enough lol I'm feeling pretty confident about trying to hand pull noodles again. And I'll actually knead it into logs instead of going the bread route.

@aL3891_ 4 жыл бұрын

the dough relaxers.. man i knew there was something more going on :P i tried to make hand pull noodles with overkneadng but i never was able to get it right

@SpaghettiMarinarable 4 жыл бұрын

Noot (nooch) to the rescue! I live for this stuff, and I make noodles at home. I never dreamed it would be the secret ingredient!!!

@alejandropoon462 Ай бұрын

sos un genio! gracias

@toshiyukisuzuki7610 4 жыл бұрын

Tim is no longer with ATK? Wherever you choose to share your cooking knowledge, you will always shine.😊

@combatOracle1 4 жыл бұрын

Great job.

@nikkitin325 3 жыл бұрын

So this was an amazing tutorial... 1st try was not bad at all.. would try again and now its about learning to pull the noodles more efficiently... they say the experts have a 10 yr experience... wouldn't take that long am sure