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Vermicelli Soup

A simple soup made by simmering vermicelli in boiling bouillon.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Vermicelli Soup

Vermicelli Soup

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Drop the vermicelli very lightly and gradually into the boiling bouillon.

  2. Let it simmer for 30 minutes over gentle heat, stirring often.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Vermicelli
Thin pasta strands that soften in the broth and give the soup its body and texture.
Bouillon or clear gravy soup
Provides the liquid base and savory flavor the pasta absorbs as it cooks.

The step that matters

Adding the vermicelli gradually. Dropping the pasta in lightly and gradually keeps it from clumping into a mass. Stirring during the simmer keeps the strands separated and prevents them from sticking to the pot bottom.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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