Fideo Seco Cake

A budget-friendly and mouthwatering recipe, this fideo seco cake is one of the easiest homemade recipes ever! Ideal for busy weekdays, this fideo seco is prepared with smoky chipotle chile and sweet piloncillo, a flavorful combo that matches perfectly with crispy chorizo and broiled Manchego cheese.
Ingredients
4
Servings
  • 5 tomatoes, cut into quarters, charred, for the sauce
  • 1/4 onions, roasted, for the sauce
  • 1 clove garlic, roast, for the sauce
  • 2 tablespoons chipotle chile in adobo sauce, for the sauce
  • 1 cup chicken broth, for the sauce
  • 1/2 tablespoons piloncillo, shredded, for the sauce
  • 1 1/2 cups fideo pasta, no. 2, for the fideo seco
  • vegetable oil, for the fideo seco
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 cup chorizo, fried, for stuffing
  • 6 slices Manchego cheese, for stuffing
  • 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, finely chopped
  • red onion, pickled, for serving
  • fresh cilantro, for garnish
Preparation
15 mins
25 mins
Low
  • For the sauce: Combine tomato, onion, garlic, chipotle chile, chicken broth, piloncillo, salt, and pepper in a blender and blend until a homogenous mix is obtained. Reserve.
  • For the fideo seco: Fry fideo pasta on a small pot over medium heat with enough oil for 5 minutes. Add sauce and stir until incorporated. Cover and cook until liquid evaporates. Adjust seasoning and reserve.
  • For the fideo seco cake: Add fideo seco in individual baking pans and fill up to three-quarters. Place a layer of fried chorizo and a slice of Manchego cheese on top. Bake until cheese broils.
  • Unmold fideo seco cake and serve with pickled red onion and fresh cilantro.

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