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

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

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

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

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

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

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

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

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

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

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

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

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

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

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

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

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

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

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

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

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

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

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

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

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