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

Sopa de Ajo 
(Spanish garlic and bread soup)

Sancocho 
(Latin root vegetable stew)

Moqueca 
(Brazilian fish and coconut milk stew)

Shchi 
(Russian cabbage soup)

Curry Laksa 
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

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

Dashi 
(Japanese basic soup stock)

Fabada Asturiana 
(Spanish sausage and bean stew)

Pozole 
(Mexican pork and hominy stew)

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

Gazpacho 
(Spanish chilled tomato-cucumber soup)

Irish Stew 
(Irish lamb and potato stew)

Oyster Stew 
(American shellfish stew)

Beef and Okra 
(Jamaican beef and okra stew)

Hakô Bantara 
(Guinean cassava leaf stew)

Ärtsoppa 
(Swedish yellow pea soup)

Plantain Porridge 
(Nigerian plantain and vegetable stew)

Sinigang na Baboy 
(Filipino sour pork and vegetable stew)

Encebollado Ecuatoriano 
(Ecuadorian fish and onion stew)

Menudo Rojo 
(Mexican spicy beef tripe soup)

Dograma 
(Turkmen shredded meat and bread stew)

Bouillabaisse 
(French Provençal seafood stew)

Chupe de Camarones 
(Peruvian shrimp chowder)

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

Caldereta 
(Filipino beef stew)

Toshikoshi Soba 
(Japanese New Year soba noodles)

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

Feijoada 
(Brazilian pork, beef and black bean stew)

Harira 
(North African lamb and chickpea stew)

Hkatenkwan 
(Ghanaian chicken and groundnut stew)

Sopa de Frijoles Negros 
(Caribbean black bean soup)

Zuppa di Lenticchie 
(Italian lentil soup)

Locro 
(Ecuadoran, Peruvian potato-cheese soup)

Seco de Chivo 
(Ecuadorian goat stew)

Tashreeb Dajaj 
(Iraqi chicken and chickpea stew over bread)

Bredie 
(South African lamb stew)

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

Matoke 
(Ugandan beef and plantain stew)

Curry Goat 
(Jamaican curried goat stew)

Pho Bo 
(Vietnamese beef noodle soup)

Gundi 
(Israeli Jewish chickpea and chicken dumplings)

Vatapá 
(Brazilian seafood stew with coconut milk)

Puchero 
(Spanish meat and chickpea stew)

Sambar 
(Indian spicy lentil stew)

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

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