Mexican
Fideo Seco (Dry Noodles)
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Fideo Seco (Dry Noodles) is Mexican home cooking, eaten at lunch. On the plate it is the carb everything else is eaten with and the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Toast the dry fideos in the oil over medium heat, stirring constantly, until golden brown, about 3 minutes.
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Blend the tomato, onion, and chipotle pepper into a smooth puree.
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Pour the puree into the toasted noodles and cook 2 minutes until it darkens.
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Add the water and salt, bring to a simmer, then cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the liquid is fully absorbed, about 12 minutes.
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Serve topped with crema, sliced avocado, and a little more onion. The same fideos as the soup, cooked dry instead.
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Serve it with
A Mexican lunch is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Fideo Seco (Dry Noodles), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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Something to sip
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The cooked vegetable
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The protein alongside
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The sharp little thing
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Fideo Seco (Dry Noodles) carries dairy and gluten. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | Yes | Albondigas en Caldillo de Chipotle (Meatballs in Chipotle Tomato Broth) |
| Gluten | Yes | Albondigas en Caldillo de Chipotle (Meatballs in Chipotle Tomato Broth) |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 350 kcal
- Protein
- 8 g
- Carbs
- 38 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Fiber
- 5 g
- Sugar
- 4 g
- Sodium
- 420 mg
- Saturated fat
- 6 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Fideo Seco (Dry Noodles) takes about 25 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at lunch. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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