Stews have been around probably as long as humans have been cooking. All you need is a vessel to hold your ingredients and water and a means of heating that vessel. It can be as simple as a leather bag with stones heated in a fire dropped into it. Once you have clay or metal pots you can prepare stews next to or set directly over a fire. Stews are low-maintenance cookery, generally not requiring that the cooking pot be observed continuously. The slow cooking is also ideal for tenderizing tougher cuts of meat (neck, shin, tail etc). As these also tend to be the most flavoursome parts of animals, this also means that stews can be extremely flavourful. Stews also pair well with the local staple: potatoes, rice, bread, yams, cassava etc.

Some stews border on soups and the definition of whether a dish is a soup or a stew. A good example of this is Welsh cawl which can be served with more liquid as a soup or can be thickened as a stew and served with bread and/or potatoes. Most curries, due to their long, slow cooking and blend of ingredients can also be considered a subtype of stew.

Pretty much every culture on earth has a classic stew that's a major part of its cultural culinary repertoire. I have viewed and collected recipes for many of these on my travels. These and other classic stews from around the world are collected and presented here.

The alphabetical list of all the stew recipes on this site follows, (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 1664 recipes in total:

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Braised Pork Ribs and Taro Stew      Origin: Hong Kong	Cactus Chili      Origin: America	Capons in Concy II (Chicken in Bread-thickened Stock with Eggs)      Origin: England
Brewet of Almayn (Bruet of Almonds)      Origin: England	Cajun Brew Pork'n'Beans      Origin: American	Carboanda Criolla (Argentine Vegetable Beef Stew)      Origin: Argentina
Brined Cabbage Sarma      Origin: North Macedonia	Cajun Chicken and Seafood Gumbo      Origin: Cajun	Carbonade Flamande      Origin: Belgium
Bruet Sarcenes (Saracen Brewet)      Origin: England	Cajun Chili Pork      Origin: Cajun	Cardo con Verdolaga (Pork with Purslane)      Origin: Mexico
Bruine Bonen (Suriname-style Kidney Bean Stew)      Origin: Suriname	Calabrese Mushroom Chili      Origin: American	Cari Boeuf aux Carottes (Beef and Carrot Curry)      Origin: Reunion
Bruine Bonen met Rijst (Brown Beans with Rice)      Origin: Suriname	Calalou (Beninese Callaloo)      Origin: Benin	Cari Boeuf Gingembre Oignons (Beef Curry with Ginger and Onions)      Origin: Reunion
Brunswick Stew      Origin: American	Calalu      Origin: Benin	Cari de Cerf (Venison Curry)      Origin: Reunion
Bufuke with Onion Sauce      Origin: Uganda	Calco Stoba (Conch Stew)      Origin: Aruba	Cari de Porc (Pork Curry)      Origin: Reunion
Bukkeande      Origin: England	Caldeiraa de Cabrito (Goat Meat Stew)      Origin: Mozambique	Cari de Thon (Tuna Curry)      Origin: Reunion
Bunyoro Stew      Origin: Uganda	Caldeirada de Lulas a Madeirense (Madeira Squid Stew)      Origin: Portugal	Cari Dholl (Yellow Split Pea Curry)      Origin: Mauritius
Bursen      Origin: England	Caldo Branco (White Stew)      Origin: Guinea-Bissau	Cari Langoustes (Lobster Curry)      Origin: Reunion
Burseu (A Dish of Minced Meat)      Origin: England	Caldo de Bicuda (Barracuda Stew)      Origin: Guinea-Bissau	Cari Massale de boeuf (Beef Curry)      Origin: Reunion
Burundi Beans and Plantains      Origin: Burundi	Caldo de Chabéu (Palm Nut Stew)      Origin: Guinea-Bissau	Cari Massale de Cabri (Goat Curry)      Origin: Reunion
Burundian Beef and Greens in Peanut Sauce      Origin: Burundi	Caldo de Citi (Red Palm oil Stew)      Origin: Guinea-Bissau	Cari Ourite (Octopus Curry)      Origin: Mauritius
Burundian Igitoke      Origin: Burundi	Caldo de Peixe (Cape Verdean Fish Soup)      Origin: Cape Verde	Cari Poisson (Fish Curry)      Origin: Reunion
Burundian Isombe (Cassava Leaf Stew)      Origin: Burundi	Caldo de Peixe de Guiné-Bissau (Guinea-Bissau Style Fish Stew)      Origin: Guinea-Bissau	Cari Poisson (Fish Curry)      Origin: Mauritius
Burundian Ubugali (Cassava Porridge)      Origin: Burundi	Caldou au Bissap (Flatfish with Hibiscus Flowers)      Origin: Senegal	Cari Pom'Terre Boucané (Smoked Pork and Potato Curry)      Origin: Reunion
Bygan Dhal      Origin: India	Calulu Carne Seca (Dried Meat Calulu)      Origin: Angola	Cari Poulet Rougaile Tomate (Chicken Curry with Tomato)      Origin: Reunion
Bœuf à la bretonne (Breton-style beef)      Origin: France	Calulu de Cabara (Goat Meat Calulu)      Origin: Angola	Caril de Amendoim de Frango (Peanut and Chicken Stew)      Origin: Mozambique
c (Groaty Pudding)      Origin: England	Calulu de Peixe (Fish Calulu)      Origin: Angola	Caril de Frango (Chicken Curry)      Origin: Sao Tome
Cëebu Jen II      Origin: Senegal	Camarâes à Guineense (Guinean Prawns)      Origin: Guinea-Bissau	Caril de Frango com Coco (Chicken and Coconut Curry)      Origin: Sao Tome
Cà Ri Gà (Vietnamese Chicken Curry)      Origin: Vietnam	Camarão na Abóbora (Prawns in Pumpkin Shells)      Origin: Mozambique	Caril de peixe (Fish curry)      Origin: Sao Tome
Caçarola de Frango com Cominho (Chicken Casserole with Cumin)      Origin: Angola	Camarones Guisados (Stewed Prawns)      Origin: Puerto Rico	Carne de Porco em Vinho D’alhos (Pork in Vinegar)      Origin: Portugal
Cabbage and Bacon      Origin: Ireland	Camel Chubbagin      Origin: Mauritania	Carne Desmechada      Origin: Colombia
Cabbage Jambalaya      Origin: Cajun	Cameroonian Jollof Rice      Origin: Cameroon	Carne Gisada con Plantanos (Beef and Plantains)      Origin: Cuba
Caboches in Potage (Cabbage Stew)      Origin: England	Canard au cidre (Duck with Cider)      Origin: France	Carne Gizado (Stewed Meat and Vegetables)      Origin: Cape Verde
Cabri aux Gombos et Patates Douces (Goat with Okra and Sweet Potatoes)      Origin: Senegal	Canard au curry (Curried Duck)      Origin: DR-Congo	Carne Guisada (Puerto Rican Stewed Beef)      Origin: Puerto Rico
Cabri Massalé (Kid Goat Massala)      Origin: Reunion	Canja      Origin: Cape Verde	Carne Mechada      Origin: Venezuela
Cabrito com Inhame (Kid Goat with Yam)      Origin: Cape Verde	Canja de Gahlinha (Cape Verdean Chicken Stew)      Origin: Cape Verde	Carne na Cerveja (Beef in Beer)      Origin: Brazil
Caccabinam Fusilem (Fluid Casserole)      Origin: Roman	Cannellini alla Catania      Origin: Italy	Carne Porco Vinho D’alhos (Pork in Garlic and Wine)      Origin: Portugal
Caccabinam Minorem (Small Casserole)      Origin: Roman	Cape Malay Egg Curry      Origin: South Africa	Carnes Vaccinae (Byzantine Beef Stew)      Origin: Roman
Cachupa Rica      Origin: Cape Verde	Cape Malay Egg Curry      Origin: South Africa	Carotae et pastinacae (Fried Carrots with Peppered Wine Sauce)      Origin: Roman
Cachupa Rica      Origin: Cape Verde	Cape Malay Mutton Curry      Origin: South Africa
Cachupinha      Origin: Cape Verde	Caponata      Origin: Italy

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