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

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

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

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

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

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

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

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

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

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

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

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

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

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

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

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

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

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

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

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

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

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

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

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