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

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

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

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

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

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

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

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

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

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

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

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

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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

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

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

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

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

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

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

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

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

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