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

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

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

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

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

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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

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

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

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

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

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

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

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

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

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

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

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

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

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

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

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

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

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

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

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

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