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

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

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

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

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

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

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

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

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

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

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

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

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

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

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

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

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

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

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

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

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

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

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

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

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