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

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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

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

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

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

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

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

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

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

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

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

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

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

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

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

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

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

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

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

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

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

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

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

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

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