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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

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

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

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

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

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

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

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

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

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

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

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

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

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

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

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

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

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

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

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

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