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

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

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

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

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

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

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

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

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

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

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

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

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

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

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

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

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

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

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

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

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

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

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

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

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

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