Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   3      tablespoons   oil
   4                    coils of fideo -- ( coil
                        vermicelli)
   2      tablespoons   minced onion
   1      clove         garlic -- minced
     1/2  cup           canned tomato sauce
   3      cups          water
                        salt -- pepper

Preparation:

Heat oil, add fideo and cook until lightly browned. Add onion and cook until tender. Add garlic, tomato sauce and water and season to taste with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Thats the plain version...add ground beef, fry it on the side...then add the cooked, drained beef when you add the garlic etc.