3 ancho fideos Recipes

dried ancho or pasilla chiles (each 4 to 5 in. long; see notes and, olive oil, dried vermicelli or fideos, broken in thirds, anise seeds, cumin seeds, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, reduced-sodium chicken broth, peeled, deveined shrimp, tails left on, kosher salt, sour cream (optional), diced avocado (optional), chopped fresh cilantro

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