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)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

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

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

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

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

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

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

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

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

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

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

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

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

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

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

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

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

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

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

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

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

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

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

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

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

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