stew Recipes
210 delicious stew recipes from around the world
Arnaki me Bamies (Greek Lamb with Okra)
A classic Greek summer dish featuring tender, slow-cooked lamb and okra simmered in a rich tomato sauce. The vinegar soak for the okra is key to preventing sliminess.
Authentic Hungarian Goulash
Hungary's beloved national dish, a deeply flavorful and rich beef stew simmered with onions, sweet paprika, bell peppers, and potatoes. This recipe aims for a traditional, comforting experience.
Bigos (Hunter's Stew)
Bigos, often called Hunter's Stew, is Poland's beloved national dish. This hearty and complex stew features a rich blend of sauerkraut, fresh cabbage, and a variety of meats, slow-simmered to perfection. It's a dish that truly improves with time, making it ideal for making ahead and reheating over several days.
Bigos (Hunter's Stew)
Poland's national dish - a legendary hunter's stew featuring sauerkraut, fresh cabbage, and a medley of meats, traditionally simmered for days. Its flavor deepens and improves with each reheating, making it even better the next day.
Blanquette de Veau
A classic French veal stew featuring incredibly tender veal in a rich, creamy white sauce, studded with sweet pearl onions and earthy mushrooms. This is comfort food at its finest, reminiscent of cherished family recipes.
Bœuf Bourguignon
Julia Child's beloved Burgundian beef stew, a classic French dish featuring tender beef chuck braised slowly in rich red wine with smoky lardons, sweet pearl onions, and earthy mushrooms.
Cacciucco
Livornese fish stew - spicy tomato-based seafood stew with many fish types.
Cachupa
A hearty and flavorful Cape Verdean national dish, Cachupa is a slow-cooked stew featuring hominy corn, beans, and a medley of meats and vegetables. It's traditionally prepared overnight and simmered for hours, resulting in a rich, comforting meal.
Callos a la Madrileña
A classic Madrid stew featuring tender beef tripe slow-cooked with smoky chorizo, rich morcilla (blood sausage), and a paprika-infused tomato sauce, enriched with tender chickpeas. This is a hearty and traditional dish, perfect for a comforting meal.
Carbonnade Flamande (Flemish Beef and Beer Stew)
A hearty and flavorful Flemish beef stew, featuring tender beef braised in rich Belgian brown ale with sweet caramelized onions and a hint of mustard. The beer and bread create a wonderfully thick, savory sauce.
Cataplana de Marisco (Algarve Seafood Stew)
A traditional Algarve seafood stew cooked and served in a special hinged copper pot called a cataplana. This method seals in steam, creating a flavorful and tender dish.
Chanfana (Portuguese Goat Stew)
Chanfana is a traditional Portuguese goat stew, slow-braised in red wine with aromatic spices. Originating from the Beira region, this rustic dish is known for its incredibly tender meat that falls off the bone.
Cocido Madrileño
A hearty and traditional Madrid chickpea stew, famously served in three distinct courses: the flavorful broth with noodles, the tender chickpeas and vegetables, and finally the succulent meats. A true winter ritual in the Spanish capital.
Daube Provençale
A classic Provençal beef stew, slow-braised in red wine with aromatic vegetables, olives, and a hint of orange peel. This rich and deeply flavorful dish is the epitome of Mediterranean comfort food, best enjoyed after a day or two of resting to allow the flavors to meld.
Dublin Coddle
A hearty and comforting Irish sausage and bacon stew, where potatoes and onions are slowly simmered to perfection. A true taste of Dublin's working-class heritage.
Fabada Asturiana
A hearty and traditional Asturian bean stew, featuring tender white beans simmered with flavorful chorizo, morcilla (blood sausage), and rich pork belly. This is ultimate mountain comfort food, perfect for a cold day.
Feijoada à Portuguesa
A hearty and rustic Portuguese bean stew, rich with smoky depth from a variety of pork cuts and sausages. This dish is a comforting classic, perfect for feeding a crowd.
Feijoada à Transmontana
A hearty and traditional Portuguese white bean stew, originating from the Trás-os-Montes region, featuring tender pork and flavorful sausages. A true winter comfort dish.
German Gulasch
A hearty and comforting German take on the classic Hungarian goulash, featuring tender beef simmered in a rich, paprika-infused sauce. This version is known for its generous amount of liquid, making it perfect served over egg noodles.
Greek Lamb Fricassee with Avgolemono Sauce
A comforting and classic Greek stew featuring tender lamb shoulder simmered in a rich broth, then finished with a delicate avgolemono (egg-lemon) sauce and wilted romaine lettuce. Perfect for spring.
Grünkohl mit Pinkel (German Kale with Smoked Sausage)
A hearty and traditional Northern German winter dish featuring tender kale stewed with smoked sausages (Pinkel and Kasseler) and enriched with oats. Best enjoyed on a cold day.
Gulasch (German Beef and Paprika Stew)
A hearty and comforting German Gulasch, this slow-cooked beef stew is rich with paprika and tender beef, perfect for a cold winter day. It's even better the next day!
Hungarian Goulash
Hungary's iconic national stew, featuring tender beef and sweet onions slow-cooked with generous amounts of sweet paprika, creating a rich, deeply flavored, and soul-warming red stew.
Irish Stew
Ireland's soul-warming national dish - tender lamb simmered with potatoes, onions, and carrots in a simple, savory broth. This hearty stew is perfect for a chilly evening.