How to make authentic Japanese Miso Soup

Want to learn how to make easy authentic Japanese miso soup? Here's how...

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• about 30 half inch cubes tofu
• 4 mushrooms - sliced
• 2 stalks green onions - chopped
• 4 cups water
• 2 tsp dashi (nomoto)
• 3 to 4 tbs miso paste (adjust to taste)

1. Boil 4 cups of water and dashi.
2. Add tofu and mushrooms, simmer gently about 3 minutes.
3. Add miso and dissolve completely.
4. Immediately turn off the heat and add chopped green onions.
5. Serve hot.

Tips & Warnings

• Miso paste usually comes in a container and can range in various color from dark brown to red
• You can use Korean or Japanese brand miso paste - they vary in slightly in flvaor but taste good either way
• Paste can be purchased at any Asian grocery store
• Store paste in refrigerator after opening
• Buy dashi powder to enhance your miso soup - dashi is flavor derives from kelp seaweed or bonito flakes/anchovies
• If pork is added to miso soup, it is called butajiru (or tonjiru), meaning "pork soup."
• If prefer, you can sprinkle seaweed over your miso soup
• Do not use the entire packet of dashi powder - it is very salty so use a little, adjust to your taste