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

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

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

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

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

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

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

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

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

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

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

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

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

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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

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

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

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

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

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

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

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

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

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

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

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