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

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

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

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

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

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

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

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

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

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

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

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

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

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

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

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

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

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

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

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