Mexican Pasta Sopa 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.

TRADITIONAL MEXICAN SOPA (SOPITA RECIPE)

Steps:

• In a 4-qt. saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat. Saute the pasta until slightly browned. Keep stirring constantly to brown all sides. About 5 minutes.
• Add the onions and saute for another 1 to 2 minutes until soft.
• Add the broth, tomato sauce, beef bullion, cilantro, pepper & salt.
• Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium low; simmer until the noodles are tender, about 15 minutes.

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.

MEXICAN PASTA (SOPA?)

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a 2 qt sauce pan.
• Put the uncooked pasta, onions and garlic in 2 qt sauce pan.
• Stir regularly until onions become translucent and pasta has brown spots on it where it has fried.
• Put tomato sauce and salt in sauce pan.
• Put enough water in saucepan to cover pasta completely but not too much.
• Stir then cover saucepan and let simmer for 5 minutes.
• Uncover saucepan and let water cook down until sauce nearly disappears, stirring ocassionally.
• Once the liquid has mostly disappeared, sprinkle with cheese, take off heat and cover with lid so cheese can melt.

TRADITIONAL MEXICAN SOPA DE FIDEO RECIPE

Steps:

• Cut the tomatoes in half and remove the seeds. Puree the tomatoes, onion, and garlic and set aside.
• Preheat 3 tbsp. of vegetable oil to medium-hot. Add the noodles and stir to coat with oil. Continue stirring until the noodles have started to brown.
• Strain the pureed tomatoes, onion, and garlic into the noodles. Notice the color of the noodles. Some of them should be very brown. The browned noodles add depth of flavor to the soup.
• Add the chicken broth and stir.
• Bring the soup to a boil. Cover and reduce to low heat. Cook for 10 minutes.
• Check the salt and adjust to taste before serving.
• Serve your soup with a couple of lime halves. A squirt of lime brings the flavors together. A little chopped avocado is a nice touch.

SOPA DE CONCHAS (SHELL SOUP)

Steps:

• Place tomatoes, onions, cilantro and garlic into a blender. Add one cup of chicken stock and blend until you have a smooth sauce. Set aside.
• In a medium soup pot heat a good amount of canola oil over medium heat.
• Fry pasta for about half a minute or until golden and crispy.
• Place pasta onto a colander to drain all oil into a bowl.
• In the same pot where you fried pasta add the tomato sauce. Add the remaining chicken stock and peas, then bring to a boil.
• Add the vegetables, low the heat and then add pasta. Let it simmer for about 8-10 minutes or until pasta and vegetables are well cooked.
• Adjust of salt and serve immediately.

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.