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Soups & Stews

52 recipes in this category

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

Bowl of lamb intestines soup with fresh herbs on a rustic wooden table
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Lamb Intestines Soup

A traditional spring offal soup — blanched lamb intestines simmered with fresh butter, green onions, garlic, and wild herbs. Clean, light, and deeply savory.

Total time: 75 min
Servings: 4
A white ceramic bowl of pale, creamy walnut tarator garnished with crushed walnuts and a drizzle of sunflower oil, on a linen cloth
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Bulgarian Tarator (Historical Walnut Paste)

A century-old walnut-and-garlic paste, strained through a sieve into a thick, pourable sauce — the ancestor of the modern cold yogurt soup.

Total time: 25 min
Servings: 4-6
A deep bowl of dark oxtail soup with tender meat and finely chopped vegetables, steam rising, on a linen-covered wooden table
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Oxtail Soup

A slow-cooked oxtail soup with seared flour-dredged tail, root vegetables, whole spices, and aged red wine stirred in at the finish.

Total time: 280 min
Servings: 4
A deep pan of dark cuttlefish risotto with a glossy finish, garnished with parsley, shot from above on a rustic wooden surface
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Cuttlefish Risotto

A deeply savoury risotto built on slowly braised cuttlefish, tomato, and garlic, finished with butter and Parmesan. Three classic variations included.

Total time: 80 min
Servings: 4–6
A white bowl of smooth, pale cream-coloured rice flour potage with a swirl of butter on the surface, on a linen cloth
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Rice Flour Potage

Beef broth thickened with a rice flour slurry, simmered until silky, and finished with a tempered egg yolk, sour cream, lemon juice, and butter.

Total time: 35 min
Servings: 4
A deep bowl of tripe and potato stew, pale paprika broth, strips of tripe and wedges of potato visible, sour cream swirled on top
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Tripe with Potatoes

Slow-cooked tripe cut into strips, simmered with onion and sweet paprika, finished with sour cream.

Total time: 150 min
Servings: 4
Deep red veal and lentil paprikaš in a wide pot, garnished with a dusting of sweet paprika
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Lentil Paprikash with Veal

Tender veal paprikash recipe: simmered with 500g slow-cooked onions, brown lentils, sweet paprika. Authentic Central European lentil paprikaš.

Total time: 100 min
Servings: 4
Slow-braised sauerkraut with pastrma and beef in a rustic earthenware pot, rich and deeply coloured
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Sauerkraut with Pastrma

A two-day slow-braised sauerkraut layered with pastrma, beef, and bacon — a Central European winter dish built on patience and a clay pot.

Total time: 235 min
Servings: 6
A small white sauceboat of pale caper sauce with visible caper pieces, lemon wedge alongside on a linen cloth
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Caper Sauce

A simple roux-based sauce with capers and lemon — made in under 15 minutes, equally at home over poached lamb, boiled vegetables, or pan-fried fish.

Total time: 15 min
Servings: 4–6