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

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

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

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

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

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

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

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

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

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

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

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

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

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

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

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

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

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

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

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

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

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

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

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

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

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

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