Khao piek sen translates to wet rice noodle in Lao. This traditional Lao noodle dish is a chicken noodle soup that is the heart and comfort food for many Lao people including myself. The only three ingredients you will need to make these noodles are: tapioca flour, rice flour, and sometimes glutinous rice flour.
Khao Piek Sen Noodles
Khao piek sen translates to wet rice noodle in Lao. This traditional Lao noodle dish is a chicken noodle soup that is the heart and comfort food for many Lao people including myself. The only three ingredients you will need to make these noodles are: tapioca flour, rice flour, and sometimes glutinous rice flour.
Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
Recipe 1 Standard
- 1/2 cup rice flour
- 1/2 cup tapioca flour
- 1/3 cup boiling water
- Extra rice flour for dusting
Recipe 2 Soft
- ⅔ cup rice flour
- ⅓ cup tapioca flour
- ⅓ cup boiling water
Recipe 3 Sticky
- 1 tbsp glutinous rice flour
- ½ cup tapioca flour
- ⅜ cup rice flour
- ⅓ cup boiling water
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the rice flour and tapioca flour then whisk.
- Add boiling hot water to the flour mixture and quickly mix
- The mixture will look dry but keep mixing with the spoon until it is warm enough to touch with your hands
- Knead with the hands and press all the flours together. The dough should be firm. If the dough is crumbly, add a tbsp of hot water and knead until it becomes a ball.
- Sprinkle area with rice flour then roll out the dough and dust with extra rice flour
- Cut off the rough edges then cut in half and half again
- Stack layers on top of each other then cut into desired noodle consistency. Dust with extra rice flour. Wrap in plastic wrap if you’re not cooking it right away.
- Cook noodles for about 2-3 minutes in boiling water
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