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

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

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

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

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

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

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

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

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

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

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

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

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

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

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

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

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

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

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

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

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

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

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