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

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

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

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

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

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

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

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

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

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

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

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

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

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

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

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

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

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

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

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

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

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

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

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

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

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

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