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

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

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

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

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

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

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

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

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

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

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

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

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

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

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

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

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

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

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

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

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

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

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

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

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