Vermicelli Soup
Ingredients
Directions
Bring the stock to a boil.
Add the vermicelli and simmer gently for 30 minutes, stirring frequently.
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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What each ingredient does
- Vermicelli
- Provides the starchy strands that soften in the stock and thicken the soup slightly.
- Clear medium stock
- Forms the liquid base that carries the flavor and cooks the pasta.
The step that matters
Simmer gently while stirring. Vigorous boiling can break up the thin pasta and make the soup cloudy, while frequent stirring keeps strands from clumping and sticking to the pot.
“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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