This fideo recipe was given to me by my mother-in-law. It goes great with any meat dish, including carne asada. I use this recipe in place of rice as my side dish.
Ingredients
- vegetable oil: 2 Tbsp
- fideo pasta: 1 pack (8 ounce pack)
- ½ cups water: 1 piece (divided)
- tomato sauce: 1 can (8 ounce can, divided)
- chili powder: 1 Tbsp
- ground cumin: 0.5 tsp
- garlic salt: 0.5 tsp
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add fideo; cook and stir until browned.
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Add 1 cup water and 1/2 of the tomato sauce to fideo. Season with chili powder, cumin, and garlic salt; stir to blend. Bring to a boil and cook until liquid has almost evaporated.
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Stir in remaining 1/2 cup water and remaining tomato sauce. Cover and cook over medium heat until fideo is tender and sauce thickens, about 10 minutes.
