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

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

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

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

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

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

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

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

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

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

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

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

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

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

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

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

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

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

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

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

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

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

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

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

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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