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

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

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

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

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

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

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

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

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

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

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

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

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

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

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

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

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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

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

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

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

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

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

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

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