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

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

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

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

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

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

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

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

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

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

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

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

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

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

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

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

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

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

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

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

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

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

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

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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