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

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

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

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

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

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

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

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

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

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

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

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

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

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

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

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

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

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

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

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

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

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

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

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

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

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