Soup and Stew Recipes

Man with a bowl of soup
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Nothing warms the soul like a hot bowl of soup or a comforting stew, slow-simmered on the stove. Soups and stews can be among the simplest of creations, but their often complex flavor can belie the ease of their creation. Every pot is endlessly customizable — substitute an ingredient here, subtract one there, add a new one this time — so each pot takes on its maker’s personality.

Most soups and stews benefit from a slow simmer and gain in flavor if made a day ahead, which makes this cooking method a favorite of the Slow Food movement.

International Soup and Stew Recipes

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Bigos 
(Polish hunter’s stew of meat, cabbage and sauerkraut)

Soupe au Pistou 
(French Provençal vegetable and bean soup with basil-garlic sauce)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Asopao de Pollo 
(Puerto Rican, Dominican chicken and rice stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Chili con Carne 
(American Tex-Mex spicy beef stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Carbonade Flamande, or Vlaamse Stoverij 
(Belgian beef and beer stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Daube de Boeuf Provençale 
(French Provencal beef braised in red wine)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Ewa Dodo 
(Nigerian black-eyed pea stew with plantains)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Ogbono Soup 
(Nigerian meat and vegetable stew thickened with ogbono seed)

Penang Hokkien Mee 
(Malaysian spicy shrimp and pork noodle soup)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Kaeng Khiao Wan Kung 
(Thai shrimp in sweet green curry sauce)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Scotch Broth 
(Scottish lamb, barley and root vegetable stew)

Chicken Stock 
(How to make chicken stock, with variations)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Asopao de Gandules 
(Puerto Rican rice and pigeon pea stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

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