Fideo Loco (crazy pasta). For instance, a taco loco will be stuffed with every meat available. And in the case of crazy nachos, beyond fried corn tortillas, beans, and cheese, there's also taco meat, guacamole, and sour cream. Fideo loco, however, was new to me.
Fideo noodles are also known as vermicelli, which can be found in most grocery stores either in the Mexican Foods aisle or in the pasta aisle.
Fideo Loco Bowl The ultimate comfort food, this fideo loco bowl combines delicious picadillo, pinto beans, and a flavorful broth for a soup that will keep the whole family fed and warm at the dinner table.
I n San Antonio, Texas, there's more to Mexican fideo soup than vermicelli pasta and broth.
You can cook Fideo Loco (crazy pasta) using 12 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Fideo Loco (crazy pasta)
- It's 1 tbs of olive oil.
- It's 1/2 box of thin spaghetti.
- You need of 4 oz canned tomato sauce.
- Prepare of 1 tbs garlic powder.
- It's of 1 tbs onion powder.
- You need of 1 1/2c water.
- It's of 1 1/2 c chicken broth.
- You need of 1-2 Yukon gold potatoes (up to you if you want to peel).
- It's 2 cans of pinto beans (drained).
- You need 1 of bay leaf (optional).
- Prepare of Salt & pepper to taste.
- It's 1-1/2 lbs of ground beef (I used 80/20).
Loaded with ground beef, potatoes, and pinto beans, San Antonians pride themselves on their version of the Texan soup, calling it fideo loco. Visiting the Alamo is great, but no visit to San Antonio is complete without a bowl of this Tex-Mex noodle soup (or stew depending on you speak to). Fideo pasta is toasted, then simmered in a tomato sauce seasoned with cumin and chili powder. It goes great with any meat dish including carne asada.
Fideo Loco (crazy pasta) instructions
- Break spaghetti noodles in half. Heat the oil over medium heat in a skillet, rice pot or Dutch oven and add the noodles. Toast the noodles until lightly browned, remove them from the skillet, and set aside. Add the beef to the skillet and cook, using a spatula to break it into small crumbles, until browned through, add a little s&p. Drain meat & return to pan. Add the tomato sauce, onion and garlic powders, water and stock to the pan, then stir in the reserved noodles..
- Add potato(es). Add a 1/4 cup more water if needed. Add salt & pepper to your liking. Mix, add bay leaf if using. Let come to a simmer (turn up heat to almost boiling then turn it down to med-low) than cover, cook until potatoes are fork tender..
- Add beans. I added more garlic & onion powder. Add s & p if needed. Stir, let cook covered 3-5min. Serve, I added a lot hot sauce in my bowl. Do not eat the bay leaf!.
I use this recipe in place of rice as my side dish. This fideo recipe was given to me by my mother in-law. Fideo pasta is toasted, then simmered in a tomato sauce seasoned with cumin and chili powder. Fideo Mexican Pasta Tips and Techniques. There are a few secrets to this dish.