Simple Japanese Miso Soup

Name: Simple Japanese Miso Soup
Ingredients: 2 - 4 tablespoons miso paste; 2 - 3 ounces firm tofu (2 handfuls), chopped into 1/3-inch cubes; 2 - 3 slices of shitake mushroom; a handful of watercress or spinach, well washed and stems trimmed; 2 green onions, tops removed thinly sliced; a small handful of coriander leaves; a pinch of red pepper flakes

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March 5, 2011

clear soup made of fermented soybeans paste. its healthy!

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Ingredients

2 – 4 tablespoons miso paste
2 – 3 ounces firm tofu (2 handfuls), chopped into 1/3-inch cubes
2 – 3 slices of shitake mushroom
a handful of watercress or spinach, well washed and stems trimmed
2 green onions, tops removed thinly sliced
a small handful of coriander leaves
a pinch of red pepper flakes

Instructions

STEP 1:

mushroom

#1 In a medium sauce pan bring 4 cups of water and the shiitake mushroom to a boil. Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and remove from heat.

STEP 2:

STEP 3:

miso

#2 Pour a bit of the hot water into a small bowl and whisk in the miso paste – so it thins out a bit (this step is to avoid clumping). Stir this back into the pot.

STEP 4:

STEP 5:

#3 Add the tofu, remove from the heat, and let it sit for just a minute or so.

STEP 6:

STEP 7:

coriander

cress

miso

mushroom

onion

red pepper flake

watercress

#4 pour the miso broth,mushroom and tofu over your bowl. Add some watercress, green onions, coriander leaves, and red pepper flakes to the bowl and enjoy.

STEP 8:

STEP 9:

noodle

*you may add soba noodles if you want*

STEP 10:

miso

*my favourite type of miso is the white one, the darker colour r saltier*