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

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

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

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

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

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

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

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

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

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

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

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

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

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

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

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

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

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

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

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

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

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

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

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

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