Beef soups

Beef soups range from clear, long-simmered bone broths to thick paprika stews. Shank, brisket, oxtail and marrow bones are popular because slow cooking turns their connective tissue into a rich, silky broth. Beef soups are central to the cooking of Vietnam, Korea, Hungary and Latin America, among many others.

SoupWiki lists 62 soups with beef. Typical total cooking time is about 140 minutes, ranging from 30 to 620 minutes, and a serving is roughly 150–650 kcal (estimates). The quickest is West Lake Beef Soup (~30 min) and the lightest is Seaweed Soup (~150 kcal). None of them is vegetarian as usually made. 1 can be served cold. They come from 38 countries, most often South Korea, Indonesia, Colombia.

All 62 soups with beef, by editor’s score

9.4PhoPhởFlag of VietnamVietnam210 min~450 kcal9.3Tripe Soupİşkembe çorbasıFlag of TurkeyTurkey170 min~300 kcal9.2Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup牛肉麵 (niúròu miàn)Flag of TaiwanTaiwan200 min~650 kcal9.1Aushآش (aush)Flag of AfghanistanAfghanistan90 min~560 kcal8.9Kubba Hamuthكبة حامض (kubba hamuth)Flag of IraqIraq105 min~450 kcal8.5BaksoBaksoFlag of IndonesiaIndonesia90 min~420 kcal8.5Bún Bò HuếBún bò HuếFlag of VietnamVietnam210 min~550 kcal8.5Galbitang갈비탕 (galbitang)Flag of South KoreaSouth Korea180 min~520 kcal8.5LagmanLag'monFlag of UzbekistanUzbekistan100 min~600 kcal8.5Soto BetawiSoto BetawiFlag of IndonesiaIndonesia145 min~580 kcal8.4KharchoხარჩოFlag of GeorgiaGeorgia140 min~420 kcal8.4Lanzhou Beef Noodle Soup兰州牛肉面 (Lánzhōu niúròu miàn)Flag of ChinaChina210 min~520 kcal8.3Boat Noodlesก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือ (kuai tiao ruea)Flag of ThailandThailand170 min~350 kcal8.2Caldo de ResCaldo de resFlag of MexicoMexico170 min~450 kcal8.2CazuelaCazuelaFlag of ChileChile80 min~450 kcal8.2Soup JoumouSoup joumouFlag of HaitiHaiti150 min~420 kcal8.1Sop BuntutSop buntutFlag of IndonesiaIndonesia200 min~520 kcal8.1Tteokguk떡국 (tteokguk)Flag of South KoreaSouth Korea55 min~450 kcal8.0Ajiaco CubanoAjiaco criolloFlag of CubaCuba180 min~560 kcal8.0MondongoMondongoFlag of ColombiaColombia210 min~480 kcal7.8BulaloBulaloFlag of PhilippinesPhilippines255 min~520 kcal7.8Jamaican Red Pea SoupRed peas soupFlag of JamaicaJamaica170 min~480 kcal7.8NilagaNilagang bakaFlag of PhilippinesPhilippines135 min~450 kcal7.8PantrucasPantrucasFlag of ChileChile60 min~420 kcal7.8RawonRawonFlag of IndonesiaIndonesia150 min~450 kcal7.8RosółRosółFlag of PolandPoland195 min~250 kcal7.8Seolleongtang설렁탕 (seolleongtang)Flag of South KoreaSouth Korea620 min~420 kcal7.7Payaپائے (paya)Flag of PakistanPakistan380 min~520 kcal7.6BorschtБорщ (borshch)Flag of UkraineUkraine115 min~250 kcal7.6ChairoChairoFlag of BoliviaBolivia120 min~420 kcal7.5Caldo de Bolas de VerdeCaldo de bolas de verdeFlag of EcuadorEcuador165 min~580 kcal7.5MastavaMastavaFlag of UzbekistanUzbekistan80 min~450 kcal7.5Mute SantandereanoMute santandereanoFlag of ColombiaColombia210 min~560 kcal7.4La Paz BatchoyBatchoyFlag of PhilippinesPhilippines140 min~520 kcal7.4SancochoSancochoFlag of ColombiaColombia115 min~520 kcal7.3Ciorbă de PerișoareCiorbă de perișoareFlag of RomaniaRomania75 min~380 kcal7.3KhashԽաշ (khash)Flag of ArmeniaArmenia510 min~520 kcal7.3Liver Dumpling SoupLeberknödelsuppeFlag of GermanyGermany60 min~360 kcal7.3MenudoMenudoFlag of MexicoMexico270 min~420 kcal7.3RassolnikРассольник (rassolnik)Flag of RussiaRussia110 min~350 kcal7.3Romanian Tripe SoupCiorbă de burtăFlag of RomaniaRomania200 min~380 kcal7.3Seaweed Soup미역국 (miyeok-guk)Flag of South KoreaSouth Korea45 min~150 kcal7.3West Lake Beef Soup西湖牛肉羹 (Xīhú niúròu gēng)Flag of ChinaChina30 min~220 kcal7.3Yukgaejang육개장 (yukgaejang)Flag of South KoreaSouth Korea140 min~420 kcal7.2LocroLocroFlag of ArgentinaArgentina210 min~620 kcal7.0Bolivian Peanut SoupSopa de maníFlag of BoliviaBolivia95 min~520 kcal7.0Hungarian Goulash SoupGulyáslevesFlag of HungaryHungary110 min~420 kcal7.0OkroshkaОкрошкаFlag of RussiaRussia45 min~230 kcalCOLD6.9Olla de CarneOlla de carneFlag of Costa RicaCosta Rica180 min~520 kcal6.8Tortellini in BrodoTortellini in brodoFlag of ItalyItaly180 min~380 kcal6.6Oxtail SoupOxtail soupFlag of United KingdomUnited Kingdom260 min~420 kcal6.6ShchiЩиFlag of RussiaRussia110 min~250 kcal6.6So'o YosopySo'o josopyFlag of ParaguayParaguay60 min~380 kcal6.6Yemenite Soupמרק תימני (marak teimani)Flag of IsraelIsrael165 min~450 kcal6.5FrittatensuppeFrittatensuppeFlag of AustriaAustria35 min~280 kcal6.5GrießnockerlsuppeGrießnockerlsuppeFlag of AustriaAustria40 min~300 kcal6.3FlakiFlakiFlag of PolandPoland200 min~380 kcal6.0Bündner Barley SoupBündner GerstensuppeFlag of SwitzerlandSwitzerland105 min~480 kcal6.0French Onion SoupSoupe à l'oignonFlag of FranceFrance90 min~400 kcal2.8Afang SoupAfangFlag of NigeriaNigeria90 min~480 kcal2.8Egusi SoupOfe egusi / Ọbẹ̀ ẹ̀gúsíFlag of NigeriaNigeria65 min~500 kcal2.8Ogbono SoupOfe ogbonoFlag of NigeriaNigeria55 min~500 kcal

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