La Mien! Chinese pulled noodles -the first attempt

Thanks to Chelsea and Kevin, who attempted the "pulled noodle" last month (click on the words in quotation to see a video!!), I went online to learn and figured I'd try it myself. They're no Uighur Noodles, but I thought for a first try, I did pretty good! I'm pretty sure I ate these noodles every single day, sometimes twice in a day in Nanjing. It was fun to try, but it's still easier to go down to Munchies and just buy a bowl of niu rou mien for a few bucks. :) And also, I've been notified by my husband, (who was kind enough to eat a bowl) that this is once again a recipe that his family would NEVER eat...

Struggled quite a bit with getting them uniform before they broke. Sometimes I wish I was a Uighur cook.

And here is my experiment with "shaved noodles." I only had a really dull potato peeler, so they didn't work out, but again, it was a fun walk down memory lane. (Looks a little bit like albino leeches...)

For those of you who may be remotely interested in La Mien making, try www.cheftomm.com/chinese-hand-pulled-noodles and www.lukerymarz.com/noodles/index.html