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

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

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

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

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

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

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

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

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

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

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

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

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

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

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

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

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

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

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

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

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

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

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

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

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