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26 soups for a slow afternoon in Soupmap Recipes, including French onion soup, Tonjiru and Pozole rojo. Tested recipes with honest timings, a servings scaler and timers.
26 recipes
France · Hearty & chunky
French onion soup (soupe à l'oignon gratinée)
Onions cooked slowly in butter until deep brown and jammy, simmered in good beef stock, then sealed under toasted baguette and bubbling Gruyère.
Photo: jeffreyw, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Japan · Hearty & chunky
Tonjiru (pork and vegetable miso soup)
Thin pork belly and a basket of root vegetables fried in sesame oil, simmered in dashi and finished with miso. The winter miso soup that eats like a meal.
Photo: kina3, CC BY 2.0, 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
Japan · Noodle soups
Kitsune udon
Thick udon in a pale, fragrant Kansai dashi, topped with fried tofu simmered sweet until it brims with juice. Osaka's gentlest classic.
Photo: 毒島みるく, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Japan · Noodle soups
Hōtō (Yamanashi miso noodle stew)
Thick, flat noodles cooked straight in a miso broth with kabocha and root vegetables until the pot turns velvety. Yamanashi's winter one-pot, from a simple homemade dough.
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Jungle assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Japan · Noodle soups
Tantanmen (sesame and chilli ramen)
Japanese-style tantanmen: chicken stock made creamy with toasted sesame paste and ringed with chilli oil, sweet-savoury spiced pork, bok choy and toasted sesame.
Photo: Guilhem Vellut from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Japan · Clear & light
Hamaguri ushiojiru (clear clam soup)
Clams started in cold water with kombu and seasoned with little more than salt, sake and a drop of light soy. A pale, sea-sweet broth, and the traditional soup for the Doll Festival.
Photo: Ocdp, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Japan · Clear & light
Ozoni (Kanto-style New Year soup)
Grilled square mochi in a clear dashi seasoned with soy and salt, with chicken, greens, carrot and kamaboko. The Tokyo-area bowl for the first morning of the year.
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Japan · Hearty & chunky
Kenchinjiru (temple-style vegetable soup)
Root vegetables, shiitake and torn tofu fried in sesame oil, then simmered in kombu-shiitake dashi and seasoned with soy. A clear, savoury soup with no meat or fish at all.
Photo: 円周率３パーセント, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Japan · Hot pots & stews
Yosenabe (Japanese hot pot)
A gently seasoned kombu broth simmered at the table with chicken, fish, prawns and vegetables, then finished with rice porridge made in what's left. Winter's easiest way to feed a crowd.
Photo: User:Toki-ho and User:Ananda, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Taiwan · Noodle soups
Taiwanese beef noodle soup
Beef shank red-braised with chilli bean paste, soy and star anise until spoon-tender, over chewy wheat noodles with bok choy and pickled mustard greens.
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
China · Noodle soups
Wonton noodle soup
Shrimp-and-pork wontons with a clean snap, thin springy egg noodles and a clear pork broth deepened with toasted dried flounder. The Cantonese classic, at home.
Photo: T.Tseng, CC BY 2.0, 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
Malaysia · Noodle soups
Curry laksa (Malaysian coconut curry noodle soup)
A from-scratch spice paste fried until its oil splits, simmered with chicken-and-prawn stock and coconut milk, then poured over two kinds of noodles with tofu puffs and sambal.
Photo: brown_colour, CC BY 2.0, 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
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
Italy · Hearty & chunky
Minestrone
Italy's big vegetable soup. A slow soffritto, the season's vegetables added in order of cooking time, beans, a little pasta and a parmesan rind simmered in for depth.
Photo: Katrin Morenz from Aachen, Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
United States · Noodle soups
Chicken noodle soup
A whole chicken simmered gently into real stock, soft carrots and celery, egg noodles cooked on the side and lemon at the end. The American classic, done properly.
Photo: Eli Hodapp from Naperville, United States, CC BY 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
United States · Hearty & chunky
Chicken and andouille gumbo
A roux stirred patiently to the colour of chocolate, the holy trinity, smoky andouille and tender chicken thighs, ladled over white rice. Louisiana's great stew, Cajun-style.
Photo: HarshLight, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
United States · Smooth & creamy
New England clam chowder
Fresh clams steamed open for their briny juices, salt pork, soft potatoes and thyme in a milky broth that never boils. Gentle, sweet and tasting of the sea, with oyster crackers.
Photo: Jon Sullivan The original uploader was Y6y6y6 at English Wikipedia ., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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