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.