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

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

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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

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

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

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

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

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

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

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

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

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

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

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

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

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

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

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

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

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

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

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

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

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