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

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

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

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

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

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

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

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

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

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

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

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

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

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

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

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

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

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

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

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

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

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

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

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

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