Comfort Food Recipes from Around the World, Page 2
Every culture has its bowl of warmth. These authentic comfort dishes from around the world are the ones people cook when they want to feel at home.
149 recipes · showing 49 to 96
Qatari ThareedDoha, Qatar · medium · 1 h 40 minA Qatari lamb and vegetable stew ladled over torn regag bread so the thin flatbread soaks up the spiced broth.
Qatari Thareed Shish BarakDamascus, Syria · advanced · 1 h 45 minLittle Syrian meat dumplings baked then simmered in a warm, garlicky cooked-yogurt sauce, finished with fried garlic and pine nuts.
Shish Barak KuurdakBishkek, Kyrgyzstan · easy · 55 minOne of Central Asia oldest dishes: chunks of meat fried in their own fat with onion and potato until browned and crisp.
Kuurdak Kukulhu RihaMalé, Maldives · easy · 1 hA gently spiced Maldivian chicken curry simmered in coconut milk with curry leaves, pandan and island spices.
Kukulhu Riha Pyongyang MandugukPyongyang, North Korea · advanced · 2 h 30 minA clear northern Korean dumpling soup: hand-folded mandu of beef and tofu simmered in a light, restrained beef broth.
Pyongyang Manduguk Caril de GalinhaDili, Timor-Leste · easy · 1 h 5 minA mild Timorese chicken curry built on roasted red capsicum and coconut milk, gently spiced and subtly sweet.
Caril de Galinha Pierogi Ruskie (Potato & Cheese Dumplings)Lesser Poland, Poland · medium · 1 h 10 minTender dumplings stuffed with potato and farmer's cheese, finished in butter with golden onions.
Pierogi Ruskie (Potato & Cheese Dumplings) KäsespätzleSwabia, Germany · medium · 50 minFresh egg noodles scraped into boiling water, layered with alpine cheese and buried in crispy onions.
Käsespätzle Varenyky (Potato Dumplings)Poltava, Ukraine · medium · 1 h 30 minHalf-moon dumplings of tender dough filled with mashed potato and fried onion, boiled and tossed in butter, served with fried onions and sour cream.
Varenyky (Potato Dumplings) BorschtPoltava, Ukraine · medium · 1 h 25 minThe famous beet soup, sweet-sour and garnet-red, ladled over beans and finished with dill and sour cream.
Köttbullar (Swedish Meatballs)Skåne, Sweden · medium · 55 minSmall allspice-scented meatballs in cream gravy with potatoes and lingonberries, Sweden’s definitive comfort plate.
Köttbullar (Swedish Meatballs) Stamppot BoerenkoolGelderland, Netherlands · easy · 45 minKale mashed straight into potatoes with a well of gravy and smoked sausage, the Netherlands’ winter engine.
Stamppot Boerenkool Mămăligă cu Brânză și SmântânăTransylvania, Romania · easy · 40 minGolden polenta layered with salty sheep’s cheese and cool sour cream, Carpathian shepherd food, unchanged for centuries.
Mămăligă cu Brânză și Smântână PlokkfiskurReykjavík, Iceland · easy · 45 minIceland’s "plucked fish": cod and potatoes folded into a warm, oniony white sauce, served with dark rye and butter.
Plokkfiskur Pasulj (Serbian Bean Stew)Šumadija (Belgrade), Serbia · easy · 2 h 50 minSlow-cooked white beans with smoked pork, onion and paprika, finished with a fried-onion and paprika roux (zaprska) that gives the stew its deep colour and flavour.
Pasulj (Serbian Bean Stew) Schnitzel (Schweineschnitzel)Swabia, Germany · easy · 25 minThe German pork schnitzel: a thin cutlet pounded flat, breaded in a loose golden crust, and fried until crisp, served with a wedge of lemon.
RinderrouladenRhineland, Germany · medium · 2 h 30 minThin beef rolled around mustard, bacon, onion, and pickle, braised into a deep gravy, Sunday dinner across Germany.
Bryndzové HaluškyBratislava, Slovakia · easy · 40 minSoft potato dumplings tossed with sharp sheep’s-milk bryndza cheese and crowned with crispy bacon, Slovakia’s national dish.
Bryndzové Halušky Tavë KosiTirana, Albania · medium · 1 h 20 minLamb and rice baked under a tangy, set yogurt-and-egg custard, Albania’s national comfort dish.
Tavë Kosi MarmitakoBasque Country, Spain · easy · 1 hA Basque tuna and potato stew built on choricero pepper pulp, fishermen’s food, cooked on the boat between catches.
Marmitako Beef StroganoffMoscow, Russia · medium · 45 minSeared strips of beef and mushrooms in a mustard-spiked sour cream sauce over noodles, 19th-century Moscow at its most elegant.
Beef Stroganoff DranikiMinsk, Belarus · easy · 45 minCrisp-edged potato pancakes fried golden and served with a generous spoon of sour cream.
Draniki Bacalhau à BrásLisbon, Portugal · medium · 45 minShredded salt cod tangled with straw-thin fried potatoes and softly scrambled egg, dotted with olives.
Bacalhau à Brás Irish StewMunster, Ireland · easy · 2 h 20 minA gentle, honest stew of lamb, potato, and onion slow-simmered into pure comfort.
Irish Stew Kugelis (Baked Potato Pudding)Vilnius, Lithuania · medium · 1 h 50 minA dense baked pudding of finely grated raw potato bound with egg, milk, onion and smoked bacon, browned on top and served with sour cream.
Kugelis (Baked Potato Pudding) CepelinaiVilnius, Lithuania · advanced · 1 h 30 minZeppelin-shaped potato dumplings stuffed with meat, served with bacon-onion sauce and sour cream.
KavarmaSofia, Bulgaria · easy · 1 h 35 minA slow-cooked Bulgarian clay-pot stew of meat, peppers, onions, and mushrooms in a savory sauce.
Kavarma JajecznicaLesser Poland, Poland · easy · 15 minSoft, buttery Polish scrambled eggs with chives, served with fresh bread.
Beans on ToastCornwall, United Kingdom · easy · 10 minSaucy baked beans piled onto hot buttered toast, the humble British comfort breakfast.
Beans on Toast Hernekeitto (Finnish Pea Soup)North Karelia, Finland · easy · 2 h 45 minA thick, slow-simmered soup of dried peas and smoked pork seasoned with marjoram, Finland's traditional Thursday soup, served with mustard.
Hernekeitto (Finnish Pea Soup) PalačinkeDalmatia, Croatia · easy · 30 minThin crepes rolled around jam, walnut, or chocolate, a Croatian breakfast and dessert.
Palačinke Ajdovi ŽganciLjubljana, Slovenia · medium · 30 minRustic buckwheat "spoonbread" crumbles served with warm milk or cracklings, Slovenian comfort.
Ajdovi Žganci Grechnevaya KashaMoscow, Russia · easy · 23 minToasted buckwheat simmered until fluffy and served with butter, the quintessential Russian porridge.
Manna KashaMinsk, Belarus · easy · 15 minSmooth semolina milk porridge, lump-free and lightly sweet, topped with jam or butter.
Kotlet SchabowyMasovia (Warsaw), Poland · easy · 8 h 35 minA thin, golden breaded pork cutlet, Poland's Sunday-dinner and everyday-lunch staple, served with potatoes and cabbage.
NalysnykyPoltava, Ukraine · medium · 1 h 20 minThin crepes rolled around sweet-savory curd cheese and baked in butter, a comforting Ukrainian home dish.
BoxtyMunster, Ireland · easy · 35 minA soft potato pancake made from both grated raw and mashed potato, griddled golden, an Irish comfort classic.
Smažený SýrBohemia, Czechia · easy · 25 minA thick slab of breaded, deep-fried cheese served with tartar sauce and potatoes, a Czech pub lunch.
Smažený Sýr FrikadellerZealand (Copenhagen), Denmark · easy · 1 h 10 minPan-fried pork-and-veal meatballs, flattened and golden, the everyday staple at the heart of Danish home cooking.
Frikadeller Šúľance s MakomBratislava, Slovakia · medium · 45 minSoft little potato-dough rolls tossed in ground poppy seed, butter, and sugar, a nostalgic Slovak sweet.
PelmeniMoscow, Russia · medium · 1 h 15 minSmall dumplings of thin dough around a juicy meat filling, boiled and served with sour cream, a Russian staple.
BouneschluppLuxembourg City, Luxembourg · easy · 50 minA green bean soup with potato and smoked sausage, the national soup of Luxembourg.
Bouneschlupp Chicken Paprikash (Paprikás Csirke)Great Hungarian Plain, Hungary · easy · 1 h 10 minBone-in chicken simmered with sweet Hungarian paprika and melting onions, finished with a silky sour-cream sauce.
Chicken Paprikash (Paprikás Csirke) Karjalanpaisti (Karelian Hot Pot)North Karelia, Finland · easy · 3 h 20 minFinland's national dish: cubes of beef and pork layered with onion, bay, allspice and peppercorns and slow-braised in the oven until meltingly tender, served with potatoes and lingonberry.
Scotch BrothScotland (Moray Coast), United Kingdom · easy · 4 h 20 minA thick Scottish one-pot soup of lamb on the bone, pearl barley, split peas, and winter root vegetables, simmered until a spoon can stand in it.
Cumberland Sausage with Mash and Onion GravyCumbria (Lake District), United Kingdom · medium · 1 h 10 minA long peppery coil of coarse-cut pork, browned whole and served over buttery mash with dark onion gravy.
Stegt Flæsk med PersillesovsZealand (Copenhagen), Denmark · easy · 1 hDenmark's voted national dish: crisp fried pork belly with boiled potatoes and a creamy parsley sauce.
Sogan-dolmaSarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina · medium · 1 h 50 minA Sarajevo trademark: single onion layers wrapped around spiced minced beef and rice, braised soft and served with sour cream.
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