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

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

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

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

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

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

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

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

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

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

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

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

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

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

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

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

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

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

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

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

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

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

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

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

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

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

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

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