Fat Chewy Noodles

Ingredients:

• 400 g all-purpose flour 
• 2 g salt
• 200 ml water , room temperature

Method:

1. Mix up all the ingredients into a bowl
2. Knead the dough until a rough, firm ball is formed, about 2 minutes.
3. Let the dough rest for 30mins-1hour
4. Roll the dough out until desired thickness (a little thicker is better as we stretch it out further in step 5) and use a knife to cut slices of dough
5. Lightly stretch the dough before dropping in into a boiling pot of water (here, starting wider thicker piece of dough allows us to stretch it a little more before boiling it)
6. Boil for about 3-5mins, drain and serve with desired toppings/sauce
7. Normally, I coat the noodles lightly in sesame oil while preparing the rest of the ingredients

Mala Sauce Hack

1. 1 tablespoon of Hai Di Lao mala soup base with chili oil
2. 1 tablespoon of sweet vinegar – if not, regular vinegar with some sugar

Condiments hack

1. Fried ikan bilis (wash dried anchovies and pan fry in oil until crispy)
2. Braised Mushrooms
   • Braise Shiitake mushrooms in a mixture of soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and dark sauce + water until soft (about 30mins-45mins)
   • Start with 1 tablespoon of each ingredient and adjust to taste.