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

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

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

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

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

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

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

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

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

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

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

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

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

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

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

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

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

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

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

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

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

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

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

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

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