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

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

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

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

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

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

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

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

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

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

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

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

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

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

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

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

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

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

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

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

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

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

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

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

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

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

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

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