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

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

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

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

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

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

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

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

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

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

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

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

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

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

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

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

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

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

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

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

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

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

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

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

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

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

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