Soup and Stew Recipes

Man with a bowl of soup
Image by James Kim

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

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

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

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

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

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

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

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

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

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

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

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

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

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

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

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

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

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

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

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

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

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

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

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

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