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

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

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

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

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

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

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

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

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

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

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

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

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

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

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

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

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

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

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

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

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

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

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

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

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

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