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

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

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

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

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

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

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

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

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

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

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

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

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

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

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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

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

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

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

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

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

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

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

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

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

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

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