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

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

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

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

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

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

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

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

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

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

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

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

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

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

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

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

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

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

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

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

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

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