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

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

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

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

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

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

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

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

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

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

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

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

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

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

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

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

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

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

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

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

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

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