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

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

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

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

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

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

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

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

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

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

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

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

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

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

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

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

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

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

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

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

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

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

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

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

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

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