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

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

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

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

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

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

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

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

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

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

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

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

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

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

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

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

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

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

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

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

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

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

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

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

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

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

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