9 Comforting Stews: Your Go-To Menu for Fall and Winter—One Pot, A Symphony of Flavors

Today's Lineup of 9 Comforting Stews

1. Pig Trotters Stew

What You Will Need

Pig trotters, ginger slices, and yellow soybean paste

Let's Get Cooking!

First, boil the pig trotters. Next, add ginger slices to your pot to give it a nice smell. Here's a tip: pour some rice wine around the pot and sprinkle in some salt. This is the first step to making a base of flavor.

It's time to add a spoonful of yellow soybean paste, a little bit of light and dark soy sauce, and a sprinkle of rock sugar. Add hot water and some pieces of scallion to your stew, and it's almost done.

What I liked best? Put everything in a pressure cooker, and when it gets hot, let it boil for 10 minutes. Turn up the heat at the end to make the sauce thicker.

2. Curry Chicken Thighs and Potato Stew

What You wall Need

Chicken thighs, onion, potatoes, carrot, curry blocks

Let's start Cooking!

Put cooking wine, salt, shredded ginger, and a spoonful of cornstarch on the chicken thighs to marinate them. Let it soak up all the good stuff for about 30 minutes.

Next, cook the onions in a pan until they smell great. Add the chicken and stir until the meat turns white. It's time for potatoes and carrots. Mix them well too.

Now, put water over the ingredients and bring it to a boil. Then, cover it with a tight lid and let it simmer for 10 minutes. Put in the curry blocks and let them melt into the mix. Turn up the heat and cook the sauce until it is thick and delicious.

3. Pork Belly and Dried Tofu Stew

What You'll Need

Pork belly, scallions, ginger, and dried tofu (yuba)
Time to Cook!

Put the dried tofu in warm water to soften it, then cut it into pieces. First, blanch the pork belly, and then cut it into big pieces.

Put some oil in your pan, add the pork belly, and let it cook until it turns a delicious golden brown color.

Now add the ginger and scallions, along with a little bit of light and dark soy sauce and a piece of rock sugar. Stir everything together well until the pork turns a nice color.

The soaked dried tofu gives it its main flavor. Put it in the pan, cover everything with water, and let it cook for 30 minutes. I like to serve these right out of the pot, hot and full of flavor.

4. Stewed Pork Slices

What You'll Need

Pork belly with the skin on, scallions, ginger, bay leaves, star anise, and a cinnamon stick.

Let's Get Cooking!

Cut your pork belly into thick, juicy pieces. Use a dry pan with no oil as a trick. When you fry the slices until they turn golden, they will let out their own tasty fat.

Next, get a pot for stew ready. Put scallion pieces and ginger slices on the bottom. This is a simple trick to keep things from sticking and add more flavor.

Now you can add the pork slices, bay leaves, star anise, cinnamon stick, light and dark soy sauce, and rock sugar. Add enough water to cover the food, and then bring everything to a boil. Lower the heat, cover the pot, and let it simmer for 40 minutes. Add chili peppers and eggs in the last 15 minutes of simmering to give it a new flavor.

5. Stew with cod and tofu

What You'll Need

Cod fillets, tofu, scallions, ginger, garlic, Sichuan peppercorns

Let's start Cooking!

For about 10 minutes, soak your cod fillets in some cooking wine and a little salt. In a pan, heat some oil and cook the cod pieces until they are golden brown on both sides. For now, put them away.

Now, in the same pan and with the flavorful oil that was left over, sauté scallions, garlic, ginger, and Sichuan peppercorns. Add a cup of water and bring it to a boil. Then, add the tofu cubes. Add a little bit of white pepper powder, light soy sauce, and salt to taste.

Finally, put the cod back in the pot. Put the lid on and let it cook for about 10 minutes. Enjoy the delicate, fragrant flavors while they're still hot!

6. Ribs and Sauerkraut Stew

What You'll Need

Pork ribs, sauerkraut, scallions, ginger, star anise

Let's Get Cooking!

Put the ribs in cold water and bring it to a boil. Take off any foam that rises, then take it out and rinse it under warm water. If you think sauerkraut is too sour, rinse it a few times and squeeze out the extra water.

Next, heat some oil in a pot and cook the ginger, scallions, and star anise until they smell good. Add the ribs and sauerkraut, making sure there is enough water to cover everything.

Set the heat to high and bring it to a boil. Then lower the heat and let it simmer. Let it cook for about 40 minutes. What happened? A comforting pot of soft ribs and sour sauerkraut.

7. Chicken Wings and Chestnut Stew

What You wall Need

Chestnuts, scallions, ginger, and chicken wings

Time to Cook!

Cut the chicken wings into pieces and fry them until both sides are golden brown. Then, put them away until you're ready for the next step.

Put the scallions and ginger in the pan and stir them around until they smell good. Now it's time to put in the chestnuts. Add sugar, cooking wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, and stir everything together.

Put in enough water to cover the chicken wings. Bring the heat up until it boils hard, then turn it down to a simmer and cover the pot. Let it cook for 25 minutes.

The trick is to wait until the chicken wings are so tender that you can easily pierce them with chopsticks and the chestnuts are soft. After that, turn up the heat to make the sauce thicker. Serve it hot and enjoy every bite!

8. Stew with green beans and ribs

What You'll Need

Ribs, green beans, scallions, and minced garlic

Let's Get Started!

Put the ribs in cold water with a few slices of ginger to begin. Bring it to a boil and remove any foam that rises to the top. Take the ribs off and wash them in warm water.

Next, heat some oil in a pot and cook the scallions, garlic, and ginger until they smell good. Add the ribs and stir them until they are lightly browned.

The green beans are ready! Put them in the pot and mix everything together. Add enough water to cover the other ingredients. Add some light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, salt, and sugar to taste. Bring it to a boil, then turn down the heat and let it simmer for 40 minutes. Enjoy this thick stew right out of the pot!

9. Stew with pork belly, cabbage, and noodles

What You'll Need

Pork belly, napa cabbage, vermicelli noodles, scallions, ginger, dried chili peppers

Let's Get Cooking!

Put the vermicelli noodles in warm water and let them soak until they are soft. Cut the pork belly into thin strips while they soak.

Instead of adding oil to the pan, let the pork belly slices slowly render their own fat over low heat until they turn golden brown.

Now, put the ginger, scallions, and dried chili peppers in the pan and stir until the smell fills the kitchen. Add the napa cabbage and stir it until it wilts. Add some light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and oyster sauce, and mix everything together well.

Put in enough water to just cover the cabbage, and then add the soaked vermicelli noodles on top. Put a lid on the pot and let it cook for 10 minutes. This stew is a great mix of tender pork, soft noodles, and crunchy cabbage. Enjoy!