Sopita de Pollo con Fideo
Directions
- 1Begin by prepping the chicken: remove the skin from the drumsticks, create two slits, pat them dry, and season with chicken seasoning or salt and black pepper.
- 2To a small saucepan, add the Roma tomatoes along with the chile pods, cover them with water, set over high heat, and bring to a boil.
- 3Once the tomatoes and chile pods come to a boil, transfer them to a blender cup.
- 4To the blender cup, add the onion, two garlic cloves, chicken bouillon, tomato bouillon, ground cumin, black pepper, and four cups of water. Blend until smooth.
- 5Set the sauce aside.
- 6To a pan over medium-high heat, heat up a little bit of oil.
- 7Once the oil is hot, add in the chicken and sear for 1 minute per side.
- 8After searing, remove the chicken from the pan.
- 9Add a little bit more oil to the pan, then add the onion and sauté for a couple of minutes.
- 10After a few seconds, add the fideo and lightly fry it until golden.
- 11Remove the fideo from the pot.
- 12Add the prepared sauce and six cups of water to the pot.
- 13Add salt to taste and bring to a simmer.
- 14Once the caldito comes to a simmer, taste it for salt and adjust if needed.
- 15Add the drumsticks to the pot, cover, and allow to cook for 10 minutes over medium heat.
- 16After 10 minutes, open the pot and add the potatoes along with the carrots and fideo.
- 17Give it a good mix, cover it, and allow it to cook for another 10 minutes.
- 18After another 10 minutes, add the calabacitas along with the cilantro.
- 19Allow it to continue cooking for another 5 to 7 minutes or until all vegetables are tender.
- 20Serve the delicious caldo de pollo con fideo.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken drumsticks
- 7 oz fideo
- Oil
- 4 Roma tomatoes
- 1 small white onion; 1/2 cut into strips
- 2 garlic cloves
- 4 New Mexico or guajillo chile pods
- 1 chile ancho
- 1 cup baby carrots; chopped
- 1 calabacita; small diced
- 1 -2 potatoes; small diced
- 1 handful cilantro
- 10 cups water or chicken broth
- 2 tbsp chicken bouillon
- 1 -2 tbsp tomato bouillon
- 1.5 tsp black pepper
- 0.5 tsp ground cumin
- Favorite chicken seasoning
- Salt to taste
- 1 serving love
Equipment
small sauce panblenderpan
Tips
- Season chicken with your favorite chicken seasoning, or just use salt and black pepper.
- Taste the caldito for salt and adjust as needed.
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