Traditional Mexican Sopa de Fideo Recipe

Homemade Sopa de Fideo (Mexican noodle soup) - Thin noodles in a tomato chicken broth served with a squirt of lime. Mexican lunchtime comfort food in the way that grilled cheese and tomato soup is, warm fuzzies in a bowl. It's an easy and quick Mexican soup that you will make again and again. Also called, Sopita de Fideo

📝 Ingredients

• 8 ounce package of “fideo” noodles (thin spaghetti, vermicelli, or angel hair pasta work well )
• 2 plum tomatoes (Roma tomatoes)
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/4 medium white onion
• 1/4 ground cumin (optional to add to broth)
• 1/2 tsp. Mexican oregano (optional to add to broth)
• 4 limes
• 1 ripe avocado sliced thin (optional for garnish)
• 8 cups homemade chicken broth
• 3 tbsp. vegetable oil (or olive oil)
• Salt to taste (about 1tsp. will be needed depending on the chicken broth you use)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Preparation ---
2. 2Cut the tomatoes in half and remove the seeds. Puree the tomatoes, onion, and garlic and set aside.
3. 3Preheat 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.
4. 4Strain 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.
5. 5Add the chicken broth and stir.
6. 6Bring the soup to a boil. Cover and reduce to low heat. Cook for 10 minutes.
7. 7Check the salt and adjust to taste before serving.
8. 8--- Serving ---
9. 9Serve your soup with a couple of lime halves. A squirt of lime brings the flavors together. A little chopped avocado is a nice touch.