Sopa de letras
Sopa de letras, from above
Non vegMexico

Sopa de letras

Dinner and a spelling test in one bowl.

30 minTime
11 gProtein each
mildSpice
Spell your name, then eat it2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayToasted alphabet pasta in tomato chicken broth.
The original
225kcalsame
11 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
30minutessame

Sopa de letras, Mexican home style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Pasta120 g alphabet pasta (letras)
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1 tbsp
Tomato3 ripe tomatoes
Onion½ onion
Garlic1 clove
Chicken stock (chicken broth)5 cups
Carrot1 carrot, finely diced
Zucchini (courgette, baby marrow)1 small courgette, finely diced
Saltto taste
Lemonlime wedges, to serve

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Blend the tomatoes, onion and garlic with a splash of the stock until smooth.
  2. 2Toast the pasta in the oil, stirring, until golden.
  3. 3Pour in the tomato puree and cook until it darkens slightly.
  4. 4Add the stock, carrot and courgette and simmer until the pasta and veg are tender. Season.
  5. 5Serve with lime wedges.
Serve it like this

Ladle into wide bowls so the letters float on top, with lime on the side.

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What goes with Sopa de letras: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Bolillos150 min
Bread or rice Tortillas de maíz30 min
With a main Chicken quesadilla25 min
On the side Calabacitas25 min
On the side Frijoles refritos45 min
To drink Agua de pepino con limón10 min
Something sweet Polvorones45 min
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