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

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

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

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

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

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

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

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

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

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

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

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

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

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

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

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

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

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

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

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

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

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

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

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