Miso Soup, very versatile, so many ingredients can go into it changing the flavor. Before we go into anything "fancy" or "different" here's the simple tofu and wakame miso soup.
You'll need:
4 cups water
1 TSP Dashi (I prefer bonito dashi but kombu dashi works well too)
3 TBS Miso Paste
1 TBS Dried Wakame
2 Green Onions
Tofu (your choice in the consistency)
What is Miso Paste? It's fermented edamame, that's the easiest explanation I have. It comes in various colors and tastes.
The mains ones are Shiro Miso (White Miso) and Aka Miso (Red Miso), they also do a mixture of these two together. I have Shiro Miso still in its packaging (this tastes lighter than the aka miso) and my Aka Miso in a glass container (aka miso tastes "meaty" it just has that flavor note that many meat broths have).
Today I used Aka Miso for our Miso Soup.
What is Dashi? Dashi is stock/broth. Usually Bonito (it's a fish that's related to the Tuna, so I'm just going to call it tuna for the sake of my sanity), there's also Kombu a type of seaweed, and there's also Sardine and Shiitake Dashi. For this recipe I used Bonito Dashi, I also recommend Kombu Dashi.
There are miso pastes out there that already have the dashi incorporated into it. If you have one of these types of miso pastes please omit the step with the Dashi for this recipe.
In a pot bring the water to a boil (I usually leave it on medium heat). Add 1/2 TSP Dashi.
While it's heating up prep your tofu. I used Firm tofu. I wrapped the two slices in paper towel and set a glass bowl on top of it. This will help remove some of the brine the tofu comes in.
Once the Tofu is ready, cut it into cubes. The easiest way is to cut it while the tofu is in your hand...just don't cut your self in the process. If you're uncomfortable with this technique slowly cut it into cubes while it sits on your cutting board.
Afterward cut your green onions into diagonal strips.
Add both the tofu and the green onion to the now hot dashi stock. Let it cook for about 5 minutes.
Do not stir too much you don't want to break the tofu into pieces. If you stir do so gently.
What is Wakame? Wakame is a type of sea weed. It is used in salad, soups etc. Plus it's high in vitamins.
Measure your wakame.
Add it to your miso soup along with the other 1/2 TSP Dashi. Let it cook for 3 minutes.
Below is what it looks like when you first add it to your soup.
What it looks like after 3 minutes
Now in a bowl put your 3 TBS of miso paste.
Add some of the Broth to the miso paste and stir.
If you dilute the miso paste in brother first before adding it to the soup it incorporates faster when you add it.
When you add this to the soup, do not boil the soup!
Just let it heat up and serve immediately ^__^
I hope you try this recipe out. I'll post different kinds of miso soup in the future ^__^
Mini Web Mistress Gypsy hopes you Enjoy.
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