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

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

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

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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

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

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

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

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

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

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

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

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

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

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

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

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

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

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

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

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

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