Miso Soup 🇯🇵🍲

Description

🍲 Comforting, nourishing, and full of umami — Miso Soup is the heart of traditional Japanese cuisine. With its savory miso base, tender tofu cubes, and delicate wakame seaweed, it’s the perfect way to start a meal or warm up on a cool day.

Ingredients

• 💧 750 ml (3 cups) dashi stock (vegetable or bonito-based)
• 🍶 3 tbsp miso paste (white or red)
• 🥢 100 g (3.5 oz) firm tofu, cut into small cubes
• 🌱 2 tbsp dried wakame seaweed
• 🌿 2 stalks green onion, finely sliced

Preparation

1. 1️⃣ Heat the dashi stock in a medium pot over medium heat.
2. 2️⃣ Add wakame and simmer for 2–3 minutes until softened.
3. 3️⃣ Place miso paste in a small bowl, add a ladle of hot dashi, and whisk until smooth.
4. 4️⃣ Return the miso mixture to the pot, stirring gently — do not boil after adding miso.
5. 5️⃣ Add tofu cubes and warm through for 1–2 minutes.
6. 6️⃣ Garnish with green onion before serving.

Total Time

🕒 Prep: 5 min

🍳 Cook: 8 min

⏳ Total: 13 min

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