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

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

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

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

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

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

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

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

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

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

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

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

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

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

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

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

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

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

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

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

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

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

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

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