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

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

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

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

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

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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

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

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

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

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

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

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

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

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

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)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

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

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

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

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

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

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

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