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Vermicelli Soup

A simple soup made with vermicelli and rich broth, seasoned with coarse sea salt.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Vermicelli Soup

Vermicelli Soup

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Break the vermicelli into pieces.

Cook the vermicelli

  1. Cook in boiling salted water for 15 minutes.

  2. Drain the vermicelli and add it to the boiling broth.

  3. Cook until the vermicelli is tender.

Serve

  1. Serve hot.

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
Forms the body of the soup and absorbs broth as it softens.
Rich broth
Provides the main liquid and savory flavor for the soup.

The step that matters

Cook the vermicelli until tender. Noodles keep softening in hot broth after they leave the heat, so pulling them when just tender prevents them from turning mushy in the bowl.

“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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