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

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

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

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

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

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

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

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

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

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

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

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

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

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

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

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

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

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

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

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

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

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

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

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

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

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

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