I know a lot of you are getting hit by colder weather, so I wanted to share this recipe for sopa de fideo (Mexican noodle soup). This is a true classic of Mexican home cooking, and a favorite with the kiddos. It brings back so many memories and just the smell is comforting to me. I know anyone who was raised by a Mexican mamá can agree to this.
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The Recipe: Sopa de Fideo
For this version I used canned tomatoes (it’s winter and tomatoes are not in season), vegetable broth, sautéed zucchini, avocado, and whole wheat thin spaghetti broken up into smaller pieces. Traditionally it is made with vermicelli, but it worked well with the spaghetti. You can also substitute with alphabet pasta. Enjoy!
Sopa de Fideo
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp. Oil (optional)
- 8 oz. Whole wheat thin spaghetti, broken into 1 in. pieces
- 1 can (14.5 oz) Diced tomatoes 14.5 oz
- 1/2 Onion, white, chopped
- 3 Garlic cloves, peeled
- 10 cups Vegetable stock
- 2 Mexican zucchini, diced
- 1 Avocado, large, diced
Preparation
- In a medium pot get your vegetable stock boiling hot and set aside.
- Set a large pot to medium heat and add oil. Once oil is hot add broken up noodles and toss to coat in oil. Continue to cook until noodles are golden brown, about 3 minutes.
- While the noodles are browning, place the tomatoes, onion, garlic, and 2 cups of the vegetable stock in the blender and process until smooth.
- Strain this mixture directly into the golden noodles still in the hot pot. Stir to prevent the noodles from sticking.
- Let mixture simmer for 1 minute. Add the rest of your stock and set heat to high. Let boil until noodles are al dente. Stir often. Season.
- Set a medium sauté pan to medium-high heat. Add zucchini and sauté for 3-4 minutes until tender. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add zucchini to soup.
- Garnish with diced avocado and serve.
