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

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

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

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

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

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

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

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

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

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

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

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

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

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

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

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

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

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

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

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

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

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

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

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