Vermicelli Soup

Categories: Sainsbury's, Sainsbury7
Yield: 4 servings

6 tb Cooking oil
125 g Vermicelli; (4oz)
1/2 Onion; quartered
1 Clove garlic; skewered on a
; cocktail stick
4 Sprigs parsley
2 Whole chillies
1 1/4 l Chicken stock; (2 pints)
3 tb Tomato pur‚e
50 g Parmesan cheese; (2oz)
1 tb Chopped parsley

Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the vermicelli until it is
golden brown - this happens very quickly. Remove the vermicelli with a
slotted spoon and drain on absorbent paper.

Discard all but 2 tablespoons of the oil and fry the onion and garlic until
golden. Add the reserved vermicelli, parsley, chillies, stock and tomato
pur‚e and stir so that the pur‚e is well mixed in.

Cover and simmer for 15 minutes; then uncover and cook for a further 30
minutes, stirring occasionally. When the mixture starts to dry out, it is
ready to serve. Discard the onion, garlic, parsley and chillies and serve
sprinkled with the parmesan cheese and chopped parsley or keep to reheat
the next day.

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