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

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

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

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

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

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

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

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

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

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

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

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

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

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

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

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

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

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

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

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

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

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

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

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

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

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

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

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