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
- Thin pasta that softens in the stock and thickens the soup slightly with its starch.
- Clear medium stock
- Forms the liquid base that carries the flavor and cooks the pasta.
The step that matters
Simmering the vermicelli gently. Vermicelli is thin and cooks quickly, so a rolling boil can overcook it and make it mushy. Gentle simmering with frequent stirring keeps the strands separate and evenly tender while preventing them from 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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