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Soups & Stews

55 recipes in this category

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

Small veal and Parmesan quenelles floating in a bowl of hot clear broth
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Veal and Parmesan Soup Quenelles (Minestra)

Finely puréed veal and ham, enriched with Parmesan and a soft bread paste, formed into small dumplings and poached in hot broth for an elegant soup course.

Total time:50 min
Servings:4-5 servings (up to 12 with the bread-cube variation)
Small white semolina dumplings floating in clear broth
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Semolina Egg White Dumplings

Whipped egg whites folded with semolina, poached directly in boiling broth until they float. A traditional way to add substance to clear vegetable soups.

Total time:14 min
Servings:4
Sour cherry soup served with cubes of poached egg dumpling
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Sour Cherry Soup with Poached Egg Dumpling

A sweet-tart sour cherry soup enriched with egg yolk and sour cream, served alongside cubes of a poached egg and breadcrumb dumpling.

Total time:100 min
Servings:6
Veal soup with root vegetables, thickened with roux and egg-buttermilk enrichment
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Veal Soup with Egg and Buttermilk Enrichment

A veal and root vegetable soup thickened with a roux, enriched with egg yolk and buttermilk, and finished with a touch of vinegar.

Total time:150 min
Servings:6
Bowl of mushroom soup with sour cream swirl, rustic table setting
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Mushroom Soup with Sour Cream

Dried mushrooms simmered with soup vegetables and finished with a sour cream and flour thickener — a simple, deeply flavored home-style soup.

Total time:50 min
Servings:5-6
Bowl of nettle stew topped with a fried egg, rustic table setting
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Nettle Stew with Cheese and Eggs

Young nettles simmered into a paprika roux, enriched with aged cheese and eggs, served with a fried egg on top.

Total time:85 min
Servings:5-6
Chicken stew with quince wedges in a light broth, served in a bowl
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Chicken Stew with Quince

Chicken simmered with sugar-caramelized quince wedges in a light, roux-thickened broth, lightly seasoned with white pepper.

Total time:75 min
Servings:4-6
Bowl of beef broth with golden pan-fried dough dumplings and a lemon wedge
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Beef Broth with Stuffed Dough Dumplings

Rich beef bone broth simmered with golden pan-fried dumplings stuffed with seasoned ground beef, finished with a light roux and fresh lemon juice.

Total time:215 min
Servings:6
A pot of hearty cheese and spinach soup with visible strands of wilted spinach
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Cheese and Spinach Soup

A hearty soup of leek, spinach, and aged sheep's cheese, thickened with a paprika roux and finished with carefully tempered eggs.

Total time:80 min
Servings:10-12