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

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

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

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

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

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

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

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

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

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

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

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

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

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

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

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

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

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

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

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

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

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

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