Mexican Style Avocado And Vermicelli Soup Recipes

AVOCADO SOUP WITH CHICKEN AND LIME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Arrange tortilla strips on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion, garlic, and jalapenos in oil until lightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in chicken, chicken broth, lime juice, tomato, salt and pepper. Gently simmer until chicken is no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Stir in avocado and cilantro and heat through, 3 to 5 minutes. Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Ladle soup into bowls and sprinkle with tortilla strips to serve.

SHORT CUT MEXICAN FIDEO (VERMICELLI)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large sauce pan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir the onion in the hot oil for 1 minute. Stir in the vermicelli and cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Add the stock and bouillon cubes; cover. Simmer until the vermicelli is tender, 10 to 11 minutes.

MEXICAN-STYLE AVOCADO AND VERMICELLI SOUP

Steps:

• Bring enough water to the boil to cover the tomatoes when they are added. Cut away and discard the cores from the tomatoes. Drop the tomatoes into the water and let stand about 20 seconds.
• Drain the tomatoes and pull away the skin. Cut each tomato crosswise in half. Squeeze gently to remove the seeds.
• Cut the tomatoes into small cubes. There should be about one and one-half to two cups. Set aside.
• Heat the oil in a skillet and add the vermicelli or cappellini. Cook, stirring, until the pasta is golden. Do not overcook. Remove and drain, leaving the oil in the skillet.
• Add the onions and garlic to the oil remaining in the skillet and cook briefly until the onions are wilted.
• Add the tomatoes and stir. Cook about one minute and add the chilies. The chilies are not essential, but they give a very special character to the soup.
• Pour the mixture into the container of a food processor or electric blender and blend as thoroughly as possible. There should be about one and three-quarters cups.
• Bring the chicken broth to the boil in a large saucepan and add the tomato mixture. Bring the mixture to the boil and add the vermicelli. Cook until the vermicelli is tender, three to five minutes.
• Cut the avocado in half and discard the pit. Cut away and discard the skin. Cut the avocado flesh into half-inch cubes. There should be about one cup. Put the avocado cubes in a bowl and add the lemon juice. Stir to coat the pieces so they do not discolor.
• Place a tablespoon or so of cubed avocado in each of six soup bowls or cups. Spoon an equal portion of the soup into each. Sprinkle with chopped fresh coriander, if desired, and serve with lime wedges on the side, the juice to be added according to individual taste.

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN MEXICAN-STYLE SKILLET VERMICELLI WITH CHO

Steps:

• Toast the vermicelli with 1 tablespoon of the oil in a 12 inch skillet over medium-high heat until golden, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer the noodles to a paper-towel-lined plate and let cool.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the skillet and heat over medium heat until shimmering.
• Add the onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the garlic and cumin and cook until fragrant, about 15 seconds.
• Stir in the tomatoes with their juice, the broth, chipotle, and chorizo sausage. Bring to a boil.
• Stir in the toasted pasta. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until all the liquid is absorbed and the pasta is tender, about 15 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Off the heat, sprinkle evenly with the Monterey Jack, cover, and allow the cheese to melt, about 3 minutes.
• Sprinkle with the cilantro.
• Serve, passing the sour cream separately.