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

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

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

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

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

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

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

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

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

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

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

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

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

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

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

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

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

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

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

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

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

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

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

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

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

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