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

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

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

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

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

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

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

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

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

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

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

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

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

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

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

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

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

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

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

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

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

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

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

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

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

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

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

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