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

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

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

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

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

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

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

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

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

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

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

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

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

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

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

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

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

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

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

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

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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