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

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

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

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

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

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

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

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

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

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

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

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

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

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

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

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

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

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

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

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

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

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

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

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

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

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

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

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