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)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

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

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

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

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

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

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

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

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

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

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

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

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

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

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

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

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

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

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

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

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

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

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