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

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

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

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

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

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

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

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

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

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

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

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

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

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

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

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

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

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

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

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

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

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

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