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

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

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

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

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

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

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

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

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

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

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

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

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

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

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

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

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

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

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

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

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

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