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)

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

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

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

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

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

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

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

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

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

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

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

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

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

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

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

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

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

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

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

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

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

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