Authentic Fideo Mexican Pasta Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is fideo pasta made of? ›

Fideo is made with Vermicelli pasta which can be found just about anywhere. I have seen it at my local grocery stores, Walmart, and Target. You can also order it online off Amazon or here. As I mentioned above, broken up angel hair pasta or even spaghetti works great too.

And just like arroz Mexicano, the easiest way to ensure you don't get a sticky fideo seco is to do a good sauté with plenty of fat first. Wait until you can smell the toastiness (did I make up this word?) of the fideos before you add the liquid. That fat barrier prevents sticky, mushy pasta.

The fideo will become mushy if overcooked. For Mexican sopa de fideo with a wonderful texture, remove the soup from the heat when the noodles have reached your desired tenderness and serve immediately. If making this recipe ahead, cook until the noodles are al dente with just a little firmness left.

Once the pan is removed from the heat and as the dish sits, the pasta will eventually absorb all of the broth, making it become “dry”. If you prefer a more brothy sort of fideo, you will have to add a cup or two more of broth or water to offset the absorption process.

Simply put, fideos means “noodles” in Spanish.

Fideo is a delicious family favorite and one that emphasizes our native tomato. I first wrote about this some years ago, but decided to post this recipe again because I suddenly realized that our “Fideo” probably predates the Italian dish, spaghetti with tomato sauce.

Unless you're storing it in a Dagobah swamp or other extreme conditions, dried pasta has an incredibly long shelf life, which is what makes it the perfect pantry staple for both now and the end of days.

Pasta sticking together occurs, because as noodles are boiled, they release starch, creating a sticky kitchen predicament, especially if your pot is too small or you are not using enough water.

Cooked food can only stay in the temperature danger zone for so long before it becomes unsafe to eat. Havern explains: "The maximum amount of time perishable foods can [spend] in the danger zone is two hours.

Eating food that's sat out for a while

Anything perishable should go into the fridge within two hours. If perishables are sitting in temperatures of more than 90 degrees, the time limit to get them into the fridge goes down to one hour.

Does mushy pasta mean overcooked? ›

Overcooked pasta will feel soft and mushy and it might also be sticking to the bottom of the pot, even if you used enough water to cook the pasta. If you cut or bite a piece of pasta and can see a white spot in the cross section of the cut it means that the pasta is not completely cooked.

Pasta that is soft and mushy is usually overcooked, while if it's crunchy and hard, this is a good indication that you haven't cooked it for long enough. Pasta cooked perfectly tends to be tender on the inside and a bit firm on the outside.

The Mexican culinary love for toasting dry starches in oil is as necessary as South Asian cooks blooming their fresh spices in oil — it adds depth, smokeyness and brings out hidden flavors.

To ensure you get it just right, make sure the soup is nearly cooked before adding the pasta. Smaller pasta shapes soak up broth readily so ensure you serve the soup as soon as it's cooked. Alternatively, you could cook the pasta separately and add to the soup at the last moment.

If you're worried about your leftovers being too dry, you can add an extra dollop of pasta sauce or even a few drops of water to the baking dish. This will revamp your leftovers and keep the taste and texture the same as the first time you enjoyed the meal.

Fideo: The most popular Italian pasta shape – spaghetti, which has been “cut” to please even the youngest Barilla lovers. Excellent for the whole family and absolutely perfect for kids, cut spaghetti is the little ones' very “first” true spaghetti.

Yes, fideo (which is just “noodle” in Spanish) is a pasta used in Mexican cuisine.

Ingredients: SEMOLINA (WHEAT), DURUM FLOUR (WHEAT), NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE (IRON), THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID. ALLERGEN INFORMATION: CONTAINS WHEAT.

The fideo is a type of noodle, produced in Europe since medieval times, best known as fideus or fidelis, which spread to Mexican and Latin American cuisine, and is often referred to by speakers of English as 'vermicelli'.