How to Make Sopa de Fideo, Mexican Noodle Soup

Sopa de fideo is the first family dish Lilia Arroyo Flores thought of when she was thinking of a special recipe to share with the Familia Kitchen community. “I chose sopa de fideo because: 1) It is absolutely delicious … it is super, super easy and comes together so quickly. If you don’t think you can cook, this is something you can cook. When I come home and I am starving, I can whip this up really quick and feel satiated by it,” she tells us. It is also accessible, affordable comfort food at its abuela-cooking best, as far as Lilia is concerned.

Never had it? Sopa de fideo is a cozy-caliente bowl of vermicelli-like skinny pasta, broken into short pieces, pan-browned with onion and garlic, and then simmered for about 20 minutes to creamy goodness in a tomato-and-water broth. How did her mother teach her to garnish their version of this traditional dish? “Once the sopa is done, the ingredients my family adds to make it special are: Mexican sour cream or crema, slices of lime to squeeze into it, shredded queso fresco, and tortillas, of course.” Lilia smiles. “You always have tortillas.”

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