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

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

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

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

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

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

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

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

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

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

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

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

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

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

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

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

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

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

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

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

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

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

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

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

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

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

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