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

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

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

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

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

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

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

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

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

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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

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

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

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

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

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

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

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

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

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