Best Mexican Tomato Soup With Toasted Pasta Recipes

SOPA DE FIDEO RECIPE

Steps:

• Roast the tomatoes, onion, garlic, and jalapeno in a frying pan until browned.
• Saute the fideo pasta with 1 1/2 tablespoons of oil until lightly browned (5-7 minutes), moving constantly
• Add the roasted tomato, onion, garlic and jalapenos from above to a blender along with the peppercorn, salt, oregano and cumin and blend until smooth. Strain the resulting liquid and add to the pan with the fideo pasta and stir constantly for about 3 minutes.
• Add the potatoes and add 4 cups of chicken broth. Bring to a boil and cook for about 10 minutes.
• Add the shredded chicken and the parsley. Let boil for another 10 minutes.
• Serve hot and garnish with fresh lime juice, and additional jalapeno slices.

MEXICAN NOODLE SOUP (SOPA DE FIDEO)

Steps:

• Combine 1/2 cup chicken stock, tomatoes, onion, serrano chile, and garlic in a blender. Blend until smooth. Strain tomato sauce into a bowl and reserve.
• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add pasta; cook, stirring constantly, until lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Pour tomato sauce into the saucepan over the noodles; add parsley and remaining chicken stock. Season with salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until noodles are soft, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with Cotija cheese.

SOPA DE FIDEOS

Steps:

• Place the tomatoes, onion, and garlic into a blender, and pulse several times to get the mixture moving; blend until smooth, 30 seconds to 1 minute.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat, and stir in the pasta. Fry the pasta gently, stirring often, until the pasta is golden brown, 2 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Pour the tomato mixture into a large saucepan, and stir in chicken broth and noodles. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium low; simmer until the noodles are tender, 7 to 8 minutes. Season to taste with salt and black pepper, and stir in the cilantro; simmer 2 more minutes to cook cilantro.

SOPA DE FIDEO

Steps:

• Add the garlic, tomatoes, red-pepper flakes, cumin and salt to a blender, and blend until smooth. Set aside.
• Heat a medium pot over medium, then add the oil. Add the fideo to the hot oil and cook until toasted and aromatic, about 5 minutes. Be sure to constantly mix the fideo so it toasts evenly.
• Reduce the heat to low, then add the blended tomato mixture.
• Add 5 cups of water to the pot, along with the celery, carrot and bay leaf. Mix and taste for salt, adjusting if necessary.
• Increase to medium heat until simmering, then reduce to medium-low. Cook for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the fideo is cooked through, the soup has melded together and the liquid has thickened.
• Remove the celery, carrot and bay leaf, and discard. Serve soup in bowls and top with any of your favorite sopa de fideo toppings.