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

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

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

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

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

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

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

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

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

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

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

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

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

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

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

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

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

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

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

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

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

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

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

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

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