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

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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

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

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

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

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

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

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

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

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

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

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

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

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

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

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

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

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

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

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

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

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

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

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

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