| There are lots of kinds of noodles and you could use | | | | buckwheat or wheat flour. |
| any of them in a soup recipe, depending on what kind | | | | Mung bean thread vermicelli are also known as glass |
| of soup are making and what other ingredients you | | | | noodles or cellophane noodles and these are made |
| are going to use. For a traditional chicken noodle soup | | | | from mung beans. They need to be soaked and |
| recipe, for example, you might choose egg noodles but | | | | drained before being added to recipes. |
| you could substitute another kind of noodles if you | | | | How to Make Easy Beef Noodle Soup |
| wanted to. | | | | The following recipe makes enough beef soup to |
| Noodles Made from Egg | | | | serve a family of four. For this soup, you can use |
| Egg noodles are very popular and they feature in a lot | | | | beef-flavored ramen noodles, which come with a |
| of Asian recipes, as well as in soups like chicken | | | | seasoning packet. If you prefer, you can use another |
| noodle soup. Egg noodles can be dried or fresh, round | | | | type of noodles and add some extra soy sauce to the |
| or flat and thick, medium or thin. They have to be | | | | soup instead of the seasoning packet. For a chicken |
| cooked in boiling water. If you are making a chicken | | | | noodle soup, substitute three boneless chicken breasts |
| noodle soup recipe or something similar, use fresh egg | | | | for the beef and use chicken flavored pasta. |
| noodles rather than dried ones for the best results. | | | | You will need: |
| Hokkien noodles are made from wheat flour and egg | | | | - 1 lb ground beef |
| and these are yellow and thick. You can find them | | | | - 1 teaspoon ground ginger |
| vacuum-packed or fresh in Asian grocery stores. | | | | - 1 chopped onion |
| Ramen noodles are the Japanese equivalent to | | | | - 6 oz beef-flavored ramen noodles |
| Chinese egg noodles. "Ramen" actually means Chinese | | | | - 1 head chopped Chinese cabbage |
| noodle. Ramen noodles are thin and you need to keep | | | | - 4 cups water |
| them in the refrigerator until you use them. | | | | - 2 minced cloves garlic |
| Other Kinds | | | | - 2 tablespoons soy sauce |
| Rice stick noodles are flat and translucent. You can | | | | - 2 teaspoons vegetable oil |
| use them in salads or soup recipes and you have to | | | | How to make it: |
| soak them in warm water before using them. Fresh | | | | Brown the beef in a skillet, then drain off the fat. Put |
| rice kinds can be thick or thin and they are steamed | | | | the browned beef in a big pan and add the garlic, |
| and oiled, then packaged. Do not refrigerate fresh rice | | | | ginger, and onion. Add the water and bring the mixture |
| or they will become hard. Dried rice vermicelli are thin | | | | to a boil. |
| and white. They are good at absorbing flavors from | | | | Stir in the Chinese cabbage, turn the heat down, and |
| other foods. | | | | simmer the beef soup for three minutes. Stir in the |
| Wheat flour noodles like udon noodles are Japanese in | | | | ramen noodles and simmer until the vegetables are al |
| origin and these need to be boiled, and then added to | | | | dente and the noodles are soft. Stir in the oil, seasoning |
| soup recipes. Soba noodles can be made with | | | | packets and soy sauce, and serve the soup hot. |