Soup and Stew Recipes

Man with a bowl of soup
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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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

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

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

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

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

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

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

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

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

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

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

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

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

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

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

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

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

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

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

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

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

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

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

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

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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