Along with the change of colors that fall brings, I love the warm and comforting dishes that are befitting of this time of year. Feijoada, a Portuguese bean and meat stew, is easy to make and so satisfying when served over fluffy white rice. Chicken that is slowly stewed in a creamy paprika sauce (known as paprikash) is a family favorite; and a piping hot bowl of Kimchi Jjigae, a Korean hot pot stew of kimchi, green onions and either tofu or meat leaves your lips pleasantly numb from the spicy heat! Read on for more of my favorite stewed dishes from the US and around the world.
Cioppino
A classic San Franciscan-style fish stew featuring Dungeness crab, scallops, shrimp, clams, and white fish.
Cassoulet
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This classic French stew is brimming with luscious meats, sausages and tender white beans (typically flageolet).
Hungarian Pork Goulash
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A paprika-laced Hungarian meat stew.
Chicken Paprikash (Paprika Chicken)
Recipe submitted to Foodista by Diethood, photo by Kobako
Another classic Hungarian stew, this one features chicken that is slowly simmered in flavorful paprika.
Chili con Carne
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Despite its Spanish name, this beef and kidney bean chili is an all-American classic.
Black Bean Feijoada
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Feijoada is a typical Portuguese bean stew with beef, pork and sometimes sausage that is served with rice.
Baeckeoffe
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Baeckeoffe (pronounced bake-off and translated as “baker’s oven”) is a potato stew from the Alsace region of France. Traditionally, women would fill a deep casserole dish with sliced potatoes and onions; marinated cubes of beef, pork, and mutton; along with leeks, carrots, parsley, thyme, garlic and marjoram. On Saturday evening, she would give the dish to the local baker who would seal the lidded dish with a rope of dough and cook in his oven after his morning baking. On her way home from church services, the women would pick their casseroles up from the baker, buy a loaf or two of bread and head home for supper. It truly does take a village!
Kimchi Jjigae
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This Korean hot pot stew consists of kimchi, green onions, tofu, and pork or seafood.
