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

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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

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

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

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

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

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

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

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

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

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

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

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

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

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

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

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

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

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

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

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

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

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

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

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

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