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)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

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

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

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

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

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

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

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

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

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

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

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

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

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

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

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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

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

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

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