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

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

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

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

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

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

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

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

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

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

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

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

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

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

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

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

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

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

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

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

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

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

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

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