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

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

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

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

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

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

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

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

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

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

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

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

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

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

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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

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

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

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

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

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

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

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

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

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

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