Fideo con Carne
Fideo con Carne is a tasty Mexican beef stew with noodles and potatoes that's full of flavor and deeply satisfying. It's the most tasty of comfort foods.
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 326kcal
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon olive oil (divided)
- 1 7oz fideo package
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 ½ tspn salt
- ¼ tspn pepper
- 1 large russet potato peeled and diced
- ¼ onion diced
- 1 garlic clove finely minced
- 1 diced jalapeno (optional)
- ½ tspn oregano
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- 4 cups water
- 2 tablespoon beef bouillon
Instructions
- In a large stock pot, heat 2 tablespoons of oil.
- Add the fideo pasta.
- Toast the pasta, stirring constantly. About 2-3 minutes.
- Remove the pasta from the pot. Set aside until ready to use.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil to the same stock pot.
- Add the ground beef, salt, and pepper.
- Cook the beef. About 4-5 minutes.
- Add the potato, onion, garlic, jalapeno (if using)
- Cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the oregano, tomato sauce, water, and beef bouillon.
- Cover and cook 10 minutes.
- Return the toasted fideo to the pot.
- Cover and cook for 7-8 minutes for a thinner stew.
- Or cook for 10 minutes for a thicker stew.
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Notes
To make this dish spicy, add more jalapeno or add a diced chipotle pepper in adobo.
For a soupier Fideo con Carne, add 1 cup beef broth with the toasted fideo.
Swap out options:
It lasts up to 4 days in the fridge. Fideo loses its texture in the freezer. That’s why freezing this Mexican recipe is not recommended.
- Use beef broth instead of water and bouillon.
- Instead of the tomato sauce, use water and tomato bouillon.
It lasts up to 4 days in the fridge. Fideo loses its texture in the freezer. That’s why freezing this Mexican recipe is not recommended.
Nutrition
Calories: 326kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 606mg | Potassium: 738mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 354IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 3mg