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

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

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

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

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

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

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

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Su Udon 
(Japanese noodles in broth)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

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

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

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

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

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

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

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

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

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

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

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

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

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

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

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

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

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

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

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

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