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

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

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

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

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

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

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

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

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

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

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

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

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

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

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

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

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

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

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

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

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

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

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

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