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

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

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

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

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

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

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

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

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

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

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

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

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

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

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

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

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

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

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

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

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

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

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

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

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

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