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

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

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

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

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

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

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

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

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

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

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

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

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

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

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

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

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

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

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

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

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

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

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

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