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

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

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

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

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

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

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

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

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

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

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

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

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

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

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

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

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

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

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

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

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

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

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

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

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

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