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

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

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

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

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

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

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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

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

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

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

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

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

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

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

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

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

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

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

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

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

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

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