Spanish Fideos with Vegetables

Heat a large fry pan with a medium-high heat and add in 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil, after 60 to 90 seconds add in 2 cups of short thin pasta noodles ¨fideos¨, and start mixing them with the olive oil, make sure to mix them continuously, that way they don´t burn and they all evenly fry, after 2 1/2 to 3 minutes and the pasta noodles have a brown fried color to them (don´t blacken the noodles or they will have a bitter flavor), remove them from the pan, reserving the olive oil in the pan

Using the same pan with the same oil, add in 1/2 onion roughly chopped, 4 cloves garlic thinly sliced and 1/2 red & 1/2 green bell pepper cut into big chunks, mix the vegetables with the olive oil, after 6 minutes and the vegetables have a light fried golden color, add in 1 tomato that has been finely grated, 1 tsp sweet smoked paprika, 1/4 tsp saffron threads, a pinch of sea salt & black pepper, mix together and cook for 2 minutes, then add in the fried pasta noodles back into the pan, mix together and add in a generous 2 1/2 cups of cold water, lightly season the water with sea salt, give it one last mix so everything is evenly distributed, after this step you don´t want to mix the pasta again, otherwise it will lose its incredible texture

After simmering for about 8 minutes and a lot of the water has been incorporated into the pasta noodles, lower the fire to a low-medium heat, simmer for another 3 to 5 minutes or until all the water has been incorporated into the pasta noodles, then hit it back to a medium-high heat and go for 60 seconds, remove the pan from the heat, cover with a dishcloth and let it rest for 3 to 4 minutes, uncover the pan, garnish with freshly chopped parsley, serve at once, enjoy!