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

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

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

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

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

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

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

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

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

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

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

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

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

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

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

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

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

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

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

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

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

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

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

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

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

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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