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

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

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

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

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

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

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

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

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

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

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

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

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

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

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

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

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

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

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

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

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

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

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

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