There are several ways to distinguish a soup from a stew – for example, the ratio of liquid to ingredients, or the size to which the ingredients are cut. But let’s put the technical factors aside for a moment, and take a slightly less concrete approach: For starters, soup invites you to slip into a light cardigan and get cozy at the dining room table, while stew invites you to slip into your most obnoxiously thick knitwear – for example, a turtleneck so heavy you can barely see over the top – and snuggle up next to a roaring fire. Just go. If Soup suggests you get on with your day, Stew wants you to lick your bowl of long-simmering sauce clean, then (please) take that nap you’ve been dreaming about for weeks.
Whether meaty or vegetarian, complex or as humble as it can be, stew offers a kind of extreme comfort that few other dishes can. Here are 17 of our favorites, each worth finding for your staunchest turtleneck.
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