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

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

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

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

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

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

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

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

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

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

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

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

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

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

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

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

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

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

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

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