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18 gluten-free soups in Soupmap Recipes, including Phở bò, Tom yum goong and Pozole rojo. Tested recipes with honest timings, a servings scaler and timers.
18 recipes
Vietnam · Noodle soups
Phở bò (Vietnamese beef noodle soup)
A clear, gently spiced beef broth simmered for hours and poured boiling over rice noodles, brisket and paper-thin raw beef. Hanoi-leaning: spare, savoury and fragrant.
Photo: Andy Li, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Thailand · Clear & light
Tom yum goong (Thai hot and sour prawn soup)
A quick stock from the prawn shells, loaded with lemongrass, galangal, lime leaf and chilli, then sharpened with lime juice off the heat. Hot, sour, salty and fragrant all at once.
Photo: OpenCage, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Mexico · Hearty & chunky
Pozole rojo
Pork simmered until it falls apart, plump hominy and a brick-red broth of toasted guajillo and ancho chiles, finished at the table with cabbage, radish, oregano and lime.
Photo: Luisalvaz, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
South Korea · Clear & light
Samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup)
A whole small chicken stuffed with sticky rice, garlic, jujubes and ginseng, simmered in a clear broth until it falls apart. You season it yourself at the table.
Photo: Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service (Jeon Han), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
China · Clear & light
Tomato and egg drop soup
Ripe tomatoes cooked down in oil until jammy, simmered into a sweet-sour broth and finished with silky egg ribbons and sesame oil. China's everyday soup, in 25 minutes.
Photo: NNU-10-HanRongrong, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Vietnam · Noodle soups
Phở gà (Vietnamese chicken noodle soup)
A whole chicken poached gently in a broth of charred onion, ginger and toasted spice, then torn over rice noodles with herbs, lime leaf and lime. Lighter than beef, done in an afternoon.
Photo: Nowforever, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Philippines · Hearty & chunky
Sinigang na baboy (Filipino sour tamarind pork soup)
Pork ribs simmered until tender in a broth soured with fresh tamarind, then filled with radish, long beans, eggplant and greens. Bracingly sour, savoury and made for rice.
Photo: ??? ??? from San Francisco, California, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Thailand · Smooth & creamy
Tom kha gai (Thai chicken and coconut soup)
Chicken poached in coconut milk and stock perfumed with galangal, lemongrass and lime leaf, finished with fish sauce and lime. Sour, gently sweet and rich without being heavy.
Photo: Evan Joshua Swigart (TheCulinaryGeek) from Chicago, Illinois, USA; hometown of Ames, Iowa, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
India · Clear & light
Tomato rasam
A thin, sour, peppery South Indian soup of tamarind and tomato, seasoned with freshly ground spices and finished with a sizzling tadka of mustard seed, cumin and curry leaves.
Photo: Mailz2kumar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
India · Smooth & creamy
Mulligatawny
Red lentils, apple and toasted curry spices simmered with chicken thighs, blended smooth and finished with coconut milk. The peppery Anglo-Indian classic, with rice and lemon.
Photo: Miansari66, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Ghana · Hearty & chunky
West African peanut soup
Browned chicken simmered in a tomato, ginger and scotch bonnet broth, thickened with peanut butter until its red oil rises. Rich and fiery, with soft rice balls alongside.
Photo: Kwameghana, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Turkey · Smooth & creamy
Mercimek çorbası (Turkish red lentil soup)
Red lentils, onion, carrot and potato simmered and blended silky, then topped with butter sizzled with chilli flakes and dried mint. Turkey's everyday soup.
Photo: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Ukraine · Hearty & chunky
Ukrainian borscht
A ruby-red pot of slow beef broth, beetroot, cabbage and potato, sweet and sour in balance, finished with garlic and dill and a spoonful of smetana.
Photo: Nillerdk, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Greece · Smooth & creamy
Avgolemono (Greek egg-lemon chicken soup)
Greek chicken and rice soup made silky with eggs and lemon. A whole chicken poached for the broth, then a tempered egg-lemon liaison that thickens it without a drop of cream.
Photo: robin.norwood, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bulgaria · Chilled
Tarator (Bulgarian cold cucumber and yoghurt soup)
Tangy yoghurt thinned with iced water, crisp cucumber, garlic, dill, walnuts and a thread of sunflower oil. Bulgaria's summer soup, made in 15 minutes without a stove.
Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
France · Chilled
Vichyssoise (chilled leek and potato soup)
Leeks softened in butter without colour, simmered with potato, blended silky and sieved, then finished with cream and chilled until properly cold. Chives on top.
Photo: Ewan Munro from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Mexico · Clear & light
Sopa de lima (Yucatecan lime soup)
Yucatán's clear chicken soup: charred onion and garlic, a whisper of cinnamon, allspice and clove, shredded chicken, crisp tortilla strips and the bitter perfume of the local lime.
Photo: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Cuba · Hearty & chunky
Sopa de frijoles negros (Cuban black bean soup)
Dried black beans simmered until creamy, a slow olive-oil sofrito with cumin and oregano, a splash of vinegar and sherry, part puréed. Vegan as written, and better the next day.
Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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