Soup and Stew Recipes

Man with a bowl of soup
Image by James Kim

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

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

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

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

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

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

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

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

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

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

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

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

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

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

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

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

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

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

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

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

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

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

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

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

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

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