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

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

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

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

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

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

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

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

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

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

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

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

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

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

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

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

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

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

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

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

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

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

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

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

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

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