My Favorite Comfort Food: Sopa de Fideo

 

Welcome (or welcome back) to my blog! Today I will be sharing this simple recipe for Sopa de Fideo!

Sopa de Fideo is without a doubt my favorite comfort food. This meal always takes me back to fond memories and I am so excited to share it with you today. 

My grandma would often make this for me when I stayed at her house growing up, and since her passing in 2018, this food holds an even more special place in my heart. 

Video Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 onion
• 1 tomato
• 2 garlic cloves
• Fideo noodles
• 1 TBS olive oil
• 1tsp tomato bouillon
• 1tsp garlic powder
• chicken bouillon to taste
• 5-7 cups water

Recipe:

1. Add olive oil to a pot on medium heat, add the fideo noodles inside and also 1/2 an onion and one chopped garlic clove.
2. Continuously stir the noodles until they are brown and toasted.
3. In a blender add a bit of water, 1 tomato, 1/2 an onion, one garlic clove, 1tsp garlic powder, 1tsp tomato bouillon, and chicken bouillon to taste. 
4. Blend the mixture until smooth.
5. Once the fideo noodles have finished browning, add the tomato mixture to the pot.
6. Add water until the soup has your preferred liquid to noodle ratio.
7. Let the soup boil for 10 minutes, occasionally stirring.

Note: You can add any veggies and meat inside of this soup as you like! I enjoy it with potato, chicken, and even some cilantro inside.

I hope you enjoy this recipe and let me know how it was in the comments below!

What is your favorite comfort food?