How to make REAL Japanese ramen from scratch

Step 5 Stretch it!

Take the dough ball and (if you are making a double or triple portion of the recipe) break it into a single portion (Otherwise we'll get a massive dough circle). Sprinkle some flour generously over the dough, take a rolling pin or roller and start stretching it. I suppose you could use a ravioli dough stretcher thing too, but I don't have one of those.

If you can, get it to about 1mm in thickness. If it starts sticking, get some more dry flour onto there.

If it starts springing back to its original shape, let it rest for a minute or two.

Comments

[Taigatoradora]

i used a can xD

[aricshow]

I ended up using a can too because of this comment (thanks Taigatoradora). Works well if you're in a bind but beware the lip bevel bit of the can likes to cut in to the dough.

Recipe is great, the prepackaged version hardly compares. I paired this up with the "Egg and Mushroom Ramen" instructable by guarana (with a few non-vegetarian twists) and it turned out great. Was a lot easier then I would have guessed.

Thanks a ton Neryam, good job!

[Marthroy]

Haha I did to

[felows]

i always had the feeling that i did something wrong until i read this part... no wonder why my ball was so freaking small... *don't think this the wrong way* 

[RollyJoger]

i just made this and it was freakin excellent best ramen ive ever had made it with beef stock green onions and morel mushrooms million stars rating !!!!!

[vandal1138]

1,000,000 stars huh? I'll wait for you to post them...... any minute now.....

[faceless_one]

Trolling the Instructables comments...You must be bored.

[vandal1138]

I work nightshifts lately, my life is consumed with boredom. Good observation sir / ma'am. How bored are you to comment on my boredom?

[faceless_one]

As bored as you, if not more. Trolling doesn't dissipate the boredom, though.

[ramenmaster]

well im going to start this and im excited.... hmm a milion stars huh must be good. (> *-*)> im a ramen fan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bambiko]

use a bottle if u dont have a rolling pin :P