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

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

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

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

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

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

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

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

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

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

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

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

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

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

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

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

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

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

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

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

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

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

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

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