Recipes Sopa Seca de Fideo Con Chile Ancho (Angel Hair Pasta with Ancho Chile Sauce) Be the first to rate & review! In Mexico, sopa seca, or dry soup, is served before the main course. This recipe comes from Libro di Cocina by Jules Gouffé, published in Mexico in 1893. Serve this dish as a separate course or lunch dish. The avocado, cheese, and limes that accompany it are the perfect counterbalance to the ancho chiles. Try also serving the soup with crumbled feta, chorizo, and a dollop of crème fraîche. RELATED: Diana Kennedy Shares 7 Recipes from Her Mexican Kitchen By Diana Kennedy Updated on July 25, 2022 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Yield: 4 1-course Ingredients 4 ancho chiles—stems, seeds, and veins removed 2 1/2 cups chicken stock or water 2 whole cloves 1 garlic clove, coarsely chopped 1/8 teaspoon cumin seeds Salt 1/4 cup vegetable oil 4 ounces angel hair pasta or very fine vermicelli, preferably in nests or skeins 1/3 cup finely grated queso añejo or Romano cheese, avocado slices and quartered limes Directions In a nonreactive medium sauce-pan, cover the chiles with water and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let soak until soft, 5 more minutes. Drain. Pour 1/4 cup of the chicken stock into the blender, add the cloves, garlic and cumin seeds and blend until smooth. Season with salt. Add 1 more cup of the stock and the drained chiles, a few at a time, and blend until smooth, adding more stock if necessary. Heat the oil in a large heavy saucepan. Add the pasta and fry, turning, until it has turned a deep golden color, about 3 minutes (keep the nests intact). Strain off excess oil. Add the blended sauce to the pasta in the skillet and fry over moderate heat for about 3 minutes, scraping the bottom of the pan to prevent sticking. Cover and cook over low heat, adding the remaining stock a little at a time to prevent sticking, until the pasta is just cooked through, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish, sprinkle with the cheese and serve with the avocado and limes. Rate it Print