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

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

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

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

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

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

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

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

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

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

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

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

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

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

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

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

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

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

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

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

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

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

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

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

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

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