4 fideo pollo chicken noodle Recipes

chicken, cut into parts, bay leaf, ground cumin , to taste, garlic granules , to taste, salt, vegetable oil, dry fideo noodles (pieces about 1 1/4 inch long) or 2 (10 oz) boxes broken dry vermicelli (pieces about 1 1/4 inch long), white onion, chopped, bell pepper, seeded and chopped, tomato sauce (just enough for some color and flavor), cilantro (optional) or jalapeno, for seasoning and color, to garnish (optional)

chicken, cut into quarters (3 1/2 to 4 lb. chicken), white onions (1 unpeeled, divided uses ), garlic cloves (2 unpeeled,divided uses ), salt, black peppercorns, mint sprigs, water, ancho chilies, stemmed and seeded, vegetable oil, fideo noodles (or about 8 oz. vermicelli), fresh ground pepper , to taste (optional), sliced fresh jalapeno pepper, for garnish

chicken, cut into 6 or 8 serving pieces, salt and freshly ground black pepper, lard or bacon fat, salt pork or bacon, finely diced, clarified butter, very fine (fideo or capellini) noodles, broken into 1inch lengths, white onion, finely chopped, garlic, minced, paprika, tomatoes, coarsely chopped, shortgrain rice, fresh or frozen baby peas, boiling water, ground saffron , or a tiny pinch saffron threads, crushed, chopped parsley