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Traditional Sopa de Fideo

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Mexican Noodle Soup

Homemade sopa de fideo (noodle soup) is one of my favorite dishes. This is Mexican lunchtime comfort food in the way that grilled cheese and tomato soup is in the U.S. Think warm fuzzies in a bowl. Every kid in Mexico grows up on it and everyone, young and old, still eats it regularly as part of the typical comida.

Bowl of Traditional Mexican Sopa de Fideo

How to Make Sopa de Fideo

Make it from scratch. It’s worth the small bit of extra effort for the authentic flavor. Many cooks take shortcuts – I’ll admit it. I do too at times – by using tomato and chicken bouillon or canned tomatoes instead of real chicken broth and pureed tomatoes.

Using powdered bouillon makes an acceptable version, but, it doesn’t make your heart happy in the same way as the real deal does. Make it from scratch and you’ll see what I mean.

Gather Your Ingredients

You’ll need an 8 oz. package of fideos, which are thin Mexican style noodles used to prepare this soup. You can substitute thin spaghetti, vermicelli noodles, or angel hair pasta broken into 1″ pieces if you are unable to find fideos.

You will also need

  • 2 plum tomatoes
  • ¼ white onion
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 8 cups of homemade chicken broth
  • Vegetable oil
  • 4 limes for garnish
Ingredients Sopa de Fideo

Preparing the Soup

Cut the tomatoes in half and remove the seeds. Puree the tomatoes, onion, and garlic in your blender and set aside. This is what the pureed mixture will look like.

Pureed Tomatoes in Bowl

Fry the Fideo Noodles

Preheat 3 tbsp. of vegetable oil to medium-hot. Add the noodles and stir to coat with oil. Continue stirring until the fideo pasta has turned golden brown and a few strands have turned deep brown. Browning the noodles adds depth of flavor to the soup.

Frying Fideos in Pan

Assemble the Soup

Strain the pureed tomatoes, onion, and garlic into the browned noodles.

Adding Pureed Tomato to Noodles

Pour in the chicken or vegetable broth and stir.

Adding Chicken Broth to Noodles

Bring the soup to a boil.

Bringing Noodles to a Boil

Cover and reduce to low heat. Cook for 10 minutes.

Cooking Sopa de Fideo

Your perfectly cooked sopa de fideo is now ready to serve. Be sure to adjust the salt to taste.

Sopa de Fideo Ready to Serve

Serving Your Sopa

Serve your sopa with a couple of lime halves. A squirt of lime juice brings the flavors together. A spoonful of diced avocado or a pinch of queso fresco are nice touches to finish your fideo soup.

Traditional Sopa de Fideo
Bowl of authentic Mexican Sopa de Fideo
Traditional Mexican Sopa de Fideo
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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
Course Lunch
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword noodles, soup, tomato
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4 bowls
Calories 469kcal
Author Andrés Carnalla

Equipment

  • Kitchen knife
  • Cutting board
  • High sided skillet or medium soup pot
  • Spatula
  • Kitchen spoon
  • Strainer
  • Blender

Ingredients

  • 8 ounce package of “fideo” noodles  thin spaghetti, vermicelli, or angel hair pasta work well
  • 2 plum tomatoes Roma tomatoes
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ¼ medium white onion
  • ¼ ground cumin optional to add to broth
  • ½ 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

Preparation

  • 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.

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.

Notes

Substitutions
  • You can use thin spaghetti, vermicelli noodles, or angel hair pasta broken into 1″ pieces if you are unable to find “fideos”
  • Substitute canned low-sodium chicken broth if you don’t have homemade.
  • You can also use vegetable broth if you want a vegetarian / vegan soup.
  • You can make an even quicker version of this soup by using ½ cup tomato paste and 8 cups water instead of using the tomato and onion and chicken broth.
Extra Touches
  • You can 2 tablespoons of chopped avocado and a spoonful of queso fresco to each bowl as a nice garnish.

Nutrition

Serving: 2cups | Calories: 469kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 17g | Sodium: 168mg | Sugar: 2g

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  1. Laurel Mccorquodale says

    October 09, 2022 at 11:36 am

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