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

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

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

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

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

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

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

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

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

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

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

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

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

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

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

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

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

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

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

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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

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

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

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

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

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

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