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

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

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

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

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

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

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

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

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

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

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

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

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

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

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

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

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

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

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

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

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

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

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

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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