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

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

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

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

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

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

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

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

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

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

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

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

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

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

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

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

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

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

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

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

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

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

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