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

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

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

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

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

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

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

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

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

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

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

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

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

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

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

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

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

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

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

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

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

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

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

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

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

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

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