Soups & stews recipes

A pureed onion soup with deeply caramelized onions, beef stock, fresh nutmeg, and a beer-and-aged-cheddar finish stirred in for tang and richness. A rustic French-Canadian twist on the classic.

Cuban-style black bean soup with ham hocks, green pepper sofrito, cumin, and red wine vinegar. Brothy and chunky rather than pureed, garnished with sieved hard-cooked egg in classic Havana fashion.

Hortosoupa: humble Greek vegetable soup with tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, and onion simmered slow in olive oil. Peasant-style, vegan, and deeply satisfying.

Curried corn and tomato soup: a silky pureed Indian-spiced soup with sweet corn kernels, fresh tomato, and a swirl of cooling yogurt. Bright, warming, and ready in 40 minutes.

Yucatan seafood stew loaded with clams, mussels, monkfish, tuna, cod, lobster, shrimp, oysters, and squid in a fire-roasted tomato and lime broth. The Mexican coastal showpiece for a special-occasion table.

Rustic Italian chicken and vegetable soup with zucchini, carrots, and diced tomatoes simmered in light chicken broth. One Dutch oven, under an hour, with a handful of grated Parmesan on top for a nutty finish.

Good luck New Year's soup: a hearty mix of black-eyed peas, lentils, and beans simmered low with smoky ham, tomato, and garlic until thick. The legume-packed pot that's said to bring prosperity in the new year.

This is an excellent recipe, even you are not vegetarian, you will love it too.

An absolutely tasty dumpling stew is perfect in a cold winter day to warm up your entire family.

A succulent and savory beef stew that's made with carrots, irish potatoes and juicy tomatoes.

Crystal-clear chicken consomme reduced to a quarter of its volume, garnished with steamed julienned vegetables and enoki mushrooms. A refined French-Italian soup with intense concentrated flavor.

Hearty one-pot minestrone loaded with swiss chard, spicy pepperoni, lima beans, and pasta in a savory beef broth. A filling Italian-style soup that feeds six in about 30 minutes.

Cozy lentil and brown rice soup with diced tomatoes, carrots, garlic, and Italian herbs simmered into a thick, hearty one-pot meal. Gluten-free, low-fat comfort that gets better the next day.

This is like a very thick chicken soup and the basil makes this delicious!

Bay scallop stew layers tender bay scallops over diced fennel, potato, and green beans in a saffron-fish broth scented with basil, dill, and tarragon. French Provençal seafood supper.

Luxuriously creamy Colombian avocado vichyssoise with leeks, potatoes, and heavy cream. Serve it hot or cold as an elegant first course before fish. Ready in just 30 minutes.