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

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

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

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

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

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

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

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

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

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

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

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

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

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

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

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

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

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

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

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

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

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

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

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