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

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

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

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

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

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

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

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

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

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

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

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

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

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

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

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

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

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

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

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

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

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

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

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

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