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

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

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

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

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

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

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

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

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

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

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

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

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

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

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

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

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

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

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

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

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

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

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

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

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