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Soups & Stews

52 recipes in this category

Hearty soups and comforting stews inspired by traditional, time-tested recipes.

A deep bowl of golden turkey giblet soup with vermicelli, topped with a drizzle of browned butter, on a rustic wooden table
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Turkey Giblet Soup

A deeply savory turkey soup made from the whole bird's offal and bony cuts, enriched with a classic egg-and-yogurt liaison and finished with browned butter.

Total time: 110 min
Servings: 4
Mussel pilaf served in a clay pot, saffron-golden rice layered around open mussel shells, photographed from above on a linen cloth
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Mussel Pilaf

Mussels steamed open in white wine and herbs, their broth absorbed into saffron rice — a one-pot Adriatic coastal dish, light and deeply flavoured.

Total time: 50 min
Servings: 4
A bowl of thick soup with small beef and rice dumplings, garnished with chopped parsley
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Meat Dumplings with Rice

Small dumplings of minced beef, rice, and fresh parsley, simmered until tender and added to hearty soups with a thick gravy.

Total time: 45 min
Servings: 20-25 dumplings
A bowl of pale, creamy ragout soup with tender veal pieces and chopped greens
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Ragout Soup

Delicate veal and chicken soup with pale roux and a creamy egg-lemon finish, richer than simple chicken soup thanks to its smooth, unfried gravy.

Total time: 110 min
Servings: 4-5
A white porcelain teacup of pale golden consommé double on a white linen tablecloth, no garnish
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Consommé Double

A rich, concentrated clear broth made by cooking a whole chicken in a clarified beef soup base, then skimming, straining, and serving hot in white teacups.

Total time: 230 min
Servings: 4
A deep ceramic bowl of pale golden sour soup with rice, steam rising, natural window light on a linen cloth
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Sour Soup (Kisela Čorba)

A clear poultry broth thickened with egg yolks and mileram, sharpened with wine vinegar or lemon juice, served with rice and meat on the side.

Total time: 110 min
Servings: 4
A white teacup of clear amber beef broth on a white linen tablecloth, with a small sprig of parsley alongside
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Clear Beef Soup

A slowly simmered and strained beef soup clarified with whole eggs and root vegetables, yielding a clean, deeply flavoured broth served as a first course.

Total time: 140 min
Servings: 4
A bowl of pale green zucchini soup garnished with fresh dill and black pepper, on a linen cloth with a wooden spoon alongside
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Zucchini Soup

Young zucchini and spring onion soup built on a butter roux, finished with fresh dill and a tempered yogurt and egg yolk liaison. Serve with black pepper.

Total time: 55 min
Servings: 4
A deep ceramic pot of bean and beef soup with a rich reddish broth, served on a wooden table
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Bean Soup Cooked with Beef

White beans and beef shoulder slow-simmered with a bouquet garni, finished in the oven with a paprika-spiced pan roux. A deeply satisfying one-pot meal.

Total time: 180 min
Servings: 6
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