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

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

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

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

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

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

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

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

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

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

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

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

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

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

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

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

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

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

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

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

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

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

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

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

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

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

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

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