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

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

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

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

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

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

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

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

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

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

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

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

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

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

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

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

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

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

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

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

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

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

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

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