How to tell if the noodles are cooked? Should you put the eggs or the noodles first?

Nowadays, people are busy with work and life, so they often don't pay much attention to eating. They are more careless when eating. In order to save trouble, many people choose to eat noodles. Noodles and eggs and vegetables are generally a perfect match. So when cooking noodles, should eggs or noodles be put in first? Let's open it and take a look!

Contents of this article

1. How to check whether the noodles are cooked

2. When cooking noodles, should you put the eggs or the noodles first?

3. Are dried noodles more harmful than instant noodles?

How to tell if the noodles are cooked

Method: Observe whether the water in the pot is boiling. After boiling, cook for another two to three minutes.

How to cook noodles:

1. Put the noodles in when small bubbles appear at the bottom of the pot, stir a few times, cover the pot, add some cold water after boiling, and cook when the water boils. This way, the noodles are cooked quickly, the noodles are soft and the soup is clear.

2. When boiling noodles, if you add a tablespoon of oil to the water, the noodles will not stick and it can also prevent the noodle soup from foaming and overflowing from the pot. Do not wait until the water boils before putting the noodles in. Put the noodles in when small bubbles rise from the bottom of the pot, stir a few times, cover the pot and boil, add an appropriate amount of cold water, cover the pot and boil again until it is cooked.

3. When cooking ordinary noodles, add a small amount of salt to the pot (15 grams of salt for one pound of water) so that the noodles will not become mushy.

4. When cooking the noodles, add some vinegar. This can remove the alkaline taste of the noodles and make them whiter.

When cooking noodles, should I put the eggs or the noodles first?

This depends on what kind of egg noodles you are making. There are two situations:

1. If it is egg noodles, you can fry the eggs and side dishes, scoop them up and set them aside, then boil them in water, and when they are cooked, take them out and pour the side dishes on the cooked noodles, then you can eat them.

2. If it is egg noodle soup, usually boil the water first, add the noodles, wait until the noodles are almost cooked, and when the water boils, stir the eggs and put them into the pot. In this way, the eggs will be scattered like flowers. After seasoning, you can eat it; if you want to eat poached eggs, you don’t need to stir the eggs, just pour them into the pot and cook for one or two minutes.

Are dried noodles more harmful than instant noodles?

In fact, instant noodles are more harmful. They contain excessive sodium nitrite, and dried noodles have a single nutritional value and cannot be eaten for a long time.

1. It is mainly because the noodles need to be dehydrated, which takes a long time without water. Also, many people like to buy white noodles. But it is also dangerous. Generally, white noodles have a whitening agent called benzoyl oxide added to the wheat flour!

2. Instant noodles are crispy because they are fried. The side effect of frying is obvious, which is that it is easy to get angry. In addition to the instant noodles themselves, the spicy seasoning packets contained in the instant noodles are also "accomplices". For those who love strong flavors, the spicy seasoning packets must be added every time, and they may even use up all of them, which results in a "burning" body!

3. As for dried noodles, they are made through the process of kneading, rolling, cutting into strips and air-drying. Therefore, they are generally not prone to causing internal heat. Drinking more noodle soup can also play a certain inhibitory effect on internal heat.

4. It is mainly eaten as a main meal, and the noodles are thin, easy to cook, and easy for the human body to digest and absorb. In addition, dried noodles have the effect of nourishing the stomach, which is a good choice for people with poor digestion.