Sopa de Fideo Aguada (or Vermicelli in Tomato Broth)

I had a little spare time at work this last week, so found myself perusing food blogs. Found many recipes that I'll be trying out.

I found the following recipe on words to eat by. Tried it out today and found it very good with grilled cheese, crackers, or cottage cheese. Pretty easy to make also, as there's not many ingredients.

Sopa de Fideo Aguada (Vermicelli in Tomato Broth)*
Serves 6

3-4 T. chicken fat or vegetable oil
4 oz. fideos or vermicelli (found in the grocery store Spanish/Latin foods section)
¾ lb. very ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped (or 1 large can stewed tomatoes)
1 large clove garlic, roughly chopped
¼ medium onion, roughly chopped
3 cups chicken broth
4 cups water
2 sprigs flat leaf parsley
Salt

Heat fat/oil until it smokes and add the bundles of noodles without breaking. Fry until deep golden brown, stirring, then drain excess fat/oil (leave about 2 T.).

Put the tomato, garlic, and onion in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Add to the pot and cook over a high flame, stirring and scraping pan, until mixture is almost dry. Add the liquid and the parsley and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until pasta is soft, 8-10 minutes. Remove parsley, adjust seasoning, and serve.

*recipe slightly altered from original blogger's post found here