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

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

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

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

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

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

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

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

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

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

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

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

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

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

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

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

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

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

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

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

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

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Whats4eats is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.