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)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Zarzuela de Mariscos 
(Spanish seafood stew)

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

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

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Bográcsgulyás 
(Hungarian beef and pepper stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

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

Wisconsin Beer Cheese Soup 
(American Midwestern hearty cheese soup)

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Risi e Bisi 
(Italian stewed rice and peas)

Minestra de Ceci 
(Italian chickpea and pasta soup)

Caldo Verde 
(Portuguese potato and kale soup)

Tom Yum Kung 
(Thai hot and sour shrimp soup)

Tinolang Manok 
(Filipino ginger chicken soup with papaya)

Pappa al Pomodoro 
(Italian tomato-bread soup)

Candinga Hondureña 
(Honduran stewed pork liver)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Sopa de Mondongo 
(Latin American tripe and vegetable soup)

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

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

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

New England Clam Chowder 
(American clam and potato stew)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Caldillo de Congrío 
(Chilean seafood stew)

Sopa de Caracol 
(Honduran conch and vegetable soup)

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Misoshiru 
(Japanese miso soup)

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

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

Meggyleves 
(Hungarian sour cherry soup)

Tonkotsu Ramen 
(Japanese noodles and pork in rich broth)

Olla de Carne 
(Costa Rican beef and vegetable stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Kare-Kare 
(Filipino oxtail and vegetable stew)

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

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

Carapulcra 
(Peruvian pork and freeze-dried potato stew)

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

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

Gumbo 
(American Cajun-Creole meat and shellfish stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Ash-e Jow 
(Persian barley bean soup)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

Lham Lahlou 
(Algerian lamb and dried fruit tagine)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Soon Dubu Jjigae 
(Korean spicy tofu stew)

Porotos Granados 
(Chilean pumpkin and cranberry bean stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Sopa de Maní 
(Bolivian peanut soup)

Cioppino 
(American West Coast fish and seafood stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

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

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

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Knaidlach 
(Israeli, Jewish matzo balls in broth)

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

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

Sopa de Albóndigas 
(Mexican meatballs in broth)

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

Borshch 
(Ukrainian beet soup)

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