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

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

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

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

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

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

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

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

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

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

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

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

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

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

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

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

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

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

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

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

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

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

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

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

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

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