Soup and Stew Recipes

Man with a bowl of soup
Image by James Kim

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

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

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

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

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

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

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

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

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

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

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

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

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)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

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

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

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

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

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

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

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

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

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

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

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