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

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

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

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

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

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

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

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

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

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

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

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

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

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

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

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

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

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

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

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

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