Zarzuela de mariscos is an excellent seafood stew from the Catalan coast of northeast Spain.
Tag: Soups and Stews
Zarzuela de Mariscos
Zuppa di Lenticchie
(Italian lentil soup)
Lentil soup is an easy dish to throw together and hearty enough to make a full meal. Perfect for vegetarians, zuppa di lenticchie is the Italian version.
Risi e Bisi
(Italian stewed rice and peas)
Risi e bisi is springtime dish with rice and fresh peas from the Veneto region of northern Italy. This kid's favorite is more of a thick soup than a risotto.
Puchero
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)
Puchero is a meat and chickpea stew from the Andalusia region of Spain. Pork, sausages and often chicken are slow-simmered with hearty vegetables and garbanzo beans.
Pozole
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)
Pozole is a special occasion dish in Mexico, especially in Guerrero State. This hominy-studded stew is well known as a cure for hangovers and is often eaten in the wee hours of the morning as a preventive.
Porotos Granados
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)
The origins of Chile’s porotos granados reach back into pre-Hispanic times. The basic ingredients — pumpkin, beans, corn and tomatoes — are all indigenous to the New World.
Plantain Porridge
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)
Plantain porridge is a Nigerian vegetable stew made with the starchy cousin of common bananas.
Pho Bo
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)
Seemingly simple, yet wonderfully complex, Vietnamese pho bo is more than just broth with beef and noodles. Pho is considered one of the world’s great dishes.
Penang Hokkien Mee
(Malaysian spicy shrimp and pork noodle soup)
Hokkien mee is actually the name for three different noodle dishes. In Penang, Hokkien mee is a steaming bowl of noodles and rich shrimp broth, studded with sliced pork, shrimp, vegetables and chiles.
Pappa al Pomodoro
(Italian tomato-bread soup)
Pappa al pomodoro comes from the Tuscan region of Italy and is an excellent and easy way to use up tomatoes from your garden in the late summer.