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

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

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

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

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

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

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

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

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

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

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

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

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

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

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

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

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

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

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

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

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

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

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

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

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

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

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