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

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

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

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

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

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

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

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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

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

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

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

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

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

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

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

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

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

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

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

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

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

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

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

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