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

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

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

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

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

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

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

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

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

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

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

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

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

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

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

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

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

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

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

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

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

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

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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