Name: Alphabet Soup Recipe
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican

How to make Alphabet Soup Recipe

Pati Jinich

Crawler

Mexican

Non Vegetarian

Fresh ripe tomatoes quartered,  or whole canned tomatoes,  drained

Garlic clove peeled

Coarsely chopped white onion

Water

Vegetable oil

Kosher or coarse sea salt or to taste

Chicken Or Vegetable Broth

Place the tomatoes, garlic, onion and water in a blender or food processor. Puree until smooth.

step 1

Heat the oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, but not smoking, add the pasta, stirring continuously. As you fry the pasta, it will change in color from a deep white to a deep brown. Take care not to burn it! you want to cook it until it smells toasty, but not bitter like burned toast, about 2 to 3 minutes.

step 2

Pour the tomato puree over the pasta, sprinkle in the salt, and stir. Be careful, as the puree will want to jump all over your burners, its a good idea to cover it partially with a lid. Let the tomato base cook and thicken for about 6 minutes, stirring often, until it becomes a deeper red and has thickened to the consistency of a thick puree. Keep on stirring, so the pasta doesnt stick to the bottom of the pot. You will see the base of the pot as you stir, but the sauce will not be dried out. Cooking the tomato puree to this point will give the soup a really nice depth of flavor.

step 3

Pour in the broth, stir, and when it comes to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and simmer for another 10 minutes. Taste for seasoning and serve.

Alphabet Soup Recipe

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Ingredients for Alphabet Soup Recipe