Chicken Vermicelli

Fideo con Pollo

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Preparation info
  • Servings:

    6–8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
My South Texas Kitchen: Traditional Recipes And Modern Tips

By Yvette Zuniga Jemison

Published 2022

  • About

Fideo is a dish made of vermicelli pasta simmered in a flavorful broth. As a child, when I cooked ‘sopa de fideo’ or simply ‘fideo’, with my grandmother, I ground the cumin seeds, peppercorns and garlic cloves in her molcajete. The result was the most aromatic spice blend that was added to the pot. Family members arrived at my grandmother’s home during their lunch hour to enjoy her family-style meals that she served each weekday. It was always the best meal in town, and she often served her