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)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

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

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

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

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

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

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

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

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

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

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

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

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

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

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

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

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

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

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

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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