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

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

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

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

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

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

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

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

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

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

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

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

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

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

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

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

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

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

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

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

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

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

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

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

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

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