Mexican Tomato Soup With Toasted Pasta Recipes

MEXICAN NOODLE SOUP (SOPA DE FIDEO)

Steps:

• Combine 1/2 cup chicken stock, tomatoes, onion, serrano chile, and garlic in a blender. Blend until smooth. Strain tomato sauce into a bowl and reserve.
• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add pasta; cook, stirring constantly, until lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Pour tomato sauce into the saucepan over the noodles; add parsley and remaining chicken stock. Season with salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until noodles are soft, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with Cotija cheese.

MEXICAN TOMATO SOUP WITH TOASTED PASTA

Steps:

• In a 2 quart, or larger, sauce pan, heat the 2 tbsp of vegetable oil over medium high heat. Once oil is hot, stir in the dried pasta (small elbows or alphabet letters work nicely, but any smaller shape works). Stir frequently so that the pasta toasts evenly. It will become brown and very fragrant in about 5-8 minutes. Remember to check often so that pasta doesn't become too dark or burned.
• In the meantime, in your blender (or with a stick blender in a large measuring cup) add the chopped tomatoes, garlic, and diced onions and puree until completely smooth.
• When pasta is evenly toasted, add the tomato puree to the pan. Be careful, the puree will sizzle possibly splatter once it hits the pan. Stir gently until the pasta is coated in the puree. Add salt and pepper and continue to cook, stirring frequently, until the pasta soaks up the liquid and the mixture has reduced, leaving the pasta coated in a thick tomato paste-like sauce. Approximately 7-10 minutes.
• Carefully add the chicken broth, or any kind of broth or stock you wish, and let the soup come to a simmer to finish cooking the pasta. Stir occasionally for about 15 minutes. Add a few dashes of your favorite hot sauce and remove from heat. Serve as is or with some chopped fresh cilantro or thin sliced green onions.
• -OPTIONAL- Add 1 cup of frozen sweet corn, thawed, 1/2 cup shredded carrots, 1/4 cup chopped cilantro, or thinly sliced cabbage, fresh lime juice, shredded, cooked chicken or pork. Add when adding stock, for a more substantial meal.
• We used a vinegary Jalapeno hot sauce and really liked it. This soup tastes best when made with ripe tomatoes, especially heirloom tomatoes. I used black/brown heirlooms and it was deeply flavored and complex.

TOMATO SOUP WITH PASTA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan over a low heat. Add the onion, carrot and celery and fry for 8-10 mins until tender, but don't let them brown too much. Add the passata and tomatoes and bring to the boil. Add the stock, 200ml water and a pinch of sugar, then season and simmer for 20 mins. Taste the soup and adjust the seasoning - add more water if you need to. Can be frozen at this point.
• Stir in the cream (if using) and the cooked pasta. Spoon into two or three bowls and top with cheese, basil or pesto - or all three.

MEXICAN TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Use the oil to saute the garlic and cumin briefly in a soup pot.
• Add the rest of the ingredients.
• Bring to a boil and simmer 10 min or more.

MEXICAN ROAST CHICKEN & TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the tomatoes, cut-side up, in a large roasting tin with the onions and top with the chicken pieces. Season generously and drizzle over 1 tbsp of the olive oil. Roast for 45 mins until the chicken is crisp and tender, and the tomatoes start to caramelise.
• When the chicken is ready, remove from the oven to a plate and cover with foil. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the tomato and onions to a food processor and blitz until smooth. Reserve the cooking juices from the roasting tin.
• Heat the remaining oil in a medium saucepan and fry the garlic, chillies and coriander seeds for a few mins until just brown. Pull the meat from the chicken bones, tear into chunks and mix with the beans, lime zest and chipotle paste. Add this chicken mix to the pan but reserve one-third of it. Pour the soup into the pan and add enough of the cooking juices until you get a nice consistency. Heat a few inches of oil in a small saucepan, then carefully shallow-fry the tortilla pieces in batches until crisp. Drain on kitchen paper.
• To serve, gently reheat the soup, season to taste and stir through the coriander. Top with the reserved chicken mix, avocados and lime juice. Serve with the tortilla chips and soured cream, if you like.

ZESTY MEXICAN TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Saute' all the veggies with the spices in the olive oil until the peppers have brightened and started to wilt, then add the cilantro and the tomato puree.
• When the puree begins to bubble, add 12 cups of water, and the beans and corn.
• Add the salsa of choice.
• Put in the lime juice after it has all boiled for 5 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt, pepper and ketchup.
• Serve if desired with grated cheddar cheese and corn chips.
• ENJOY!