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

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

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

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

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

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

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

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

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

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

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

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

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

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

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

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

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

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

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

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

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

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