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

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

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

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

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

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

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

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

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

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

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

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

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

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

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

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

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

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

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

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

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

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

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