Taze fasulye is a beautifully simple Turkish green bean stew, I like to use runner beans in this recipe alongside onions, tomatoes & peppers.
Stew Recipes
On a cold winter night, there ain't nothing quite like a hearty stew to warm you up, and I have a huge collection of recipes from all around the world.
Of course, I have a few variants of classic British stew and dumplings, but that's not all.
I have rustic French classics, Korean stews, Hungarian stews and plenty of delights from Greece, to name a few.
They all share one thing in common: they are all comfort food 101!
Domoda is a West African (Gambian) peanut stew, my vegan version is loaded with sweet potato and carrot in a delicious peanut butter sauce.
Doenjang jjigae is a wonderfully simple Korean soybean paste stew, my take uses beef & tofu as well as a host of vegetables and a little chilli.
Afelia, a gloriously delicious Cypriot/Greek recipe that features pork marinated and cooked in red wine and coriander seeds until tender.
Somerset chicken legs in a creamy, cheesy, cider, apple and mustard sauce is a hearty stew guaranteed to fill bellies and raise smiles.
Pork sausage and lentil stew is the perfect one-pot wonder and it gets a helping hand from savoy cabbage, English mustard and apples.
Carbonnade Flamande is a classic and delicious Belgian (Flemish) beef and beer stew that is very easy to cook despite its long cooking time.
Picadillo is a popular dish across former Spanish colonies, this version is Cuban and rocks minced beef with potatoes, capers and raisins.
Sausage and baked bean casserole, the "full English" breakfast experience without all of the washing up, everything cooks in one pan.
Slow cooker Irish stew is one of the easiest and tastiest classic stews to make, my version combines lamb or mutton with potatoes & carrots.
Chicken chasseur is the French equivalent of Hunters chicken, my version features legs cooked in a delicious tarragon, mushroom & wine sauce.
Hotch Potch is a gloriously light yet hearty Scottish lamb stew. My version is made with lamb neck chops & is packed with spring vegetables.
Chickpea tagine with courgettes, preserved lemons & Moroccan harissa paste is a perfect vegetarian dish that works well as a main or side.
Beef mince stew and dumplings, the best of British comfort food, it's delicious, relatively cheap, hearty and the perfect winter dinner.
Hungarian mutton stew or birkapörkölt is a simple dish from the east of the country that combines bone-in meat with offal & loads of paprika.
Greek Youvetsi or Giouvetsi is comfort food heaven, featuring lamb cooked with red wine & tomatoes before being baked in the oven with orzo.
Chorizo and butter bean stew is a quick, delicious and hearty recipe, this one-pot wonder is a perfect easy meal packed with flavour.
Fasolia is a stew popular across the Middle East & Eastern Mediterranean, my version has Lebanese influences & features white beans and lamb.
Kimchi chicken a delicious & easy stew of Korean fermented cabbage with carrots & potatoes with chicken legs glazed with honey & gochujang.
Corned beef stew with baked beans and potatoes, a gloriously easy & fun throwback frugal dinner that fills me with childhood memories.