Recipe collection

Soups.

Useful recipes for delicious food without unnecessary complication.

Watercolour illustration of clear beef broth with potatoes, carrots, cabbage and zucchini.

Maltese · Stovetop

Brodu (Maltese Beef and Vegetable Broth)

Malta's comforting winter soup - a clear, rich meat broth simmered with seasonal vegetables. Simple, nourishing, and traditionally served on cold days.

Watercolour illustration of broad bean and pasta-bead soup with a fresh cheeselet and poached egg.

55 min

Maltese · Stovetop

Kusksu (Maltese Broad Bean and Pasta Soup)

A traditional Maltese spring soup with broad beans, tiny pasta beads, and fresh gbejna. Comforting, seasonal, and deeply local.

Watercolour illustration of thick Maltese vegetable soup with pumpkin, carrots, potatoes and peas.

65 min

Maltese · Stovetop

Minestra (Thick Maltese Vegetable Soup)

A hearty, rustic Maltese vegetable soup - thicker than brodu and packed with seasonal vegetables. A true everyday home dish.

Watercolour illustration of garlicky Maltese fish soup with rice, parsley and lemon.

50 min

Maltese · Stovetop

Aljotta (Maltese Garlic Fish Soup)

Make traditional Maltese aljotta: a light garlic fish soup with fresh fish, tomatoes, rice, lemon, and herbs, ready in about 50 minutes.

Watercolour illustration of vegetable soup with cauliflower, peas and fresh Maltese cheese.

55 min

Maltese · Stovetop

Soppa tal-Armla (Widow's Soup)

A traditional Maltese vegetable soup enriched with small fresh cheeselets (ġbejna). Simple, rustic, and deeply comforting.