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RCI-SF.002.0039.001

Miso Soup

Soup | Cuisine of Japan In traditional Japanese cuisine, miso soup is served for breakfast every da

Prep15 min
Cook30 min
Total45 min
Servings4
Difficultyadvanced

Ingredients

  • % to 94% dashi (consider using instant dashi mix)
    90 unit
  • % to 10% miso. It can be aka(red) or shiro(white)
    or a combination.
    6 unit
  • odds and ends for garnish
    1 unit
  • finely sliced and deep-fat fried tofu (Agedashi tofu)
    1 unit
  • finely cubed raw (silky) tofu (recommended)
    1 unit
  • wakame seaweed (recommended)
    1 unit
  • konbu (kelp) seaweed
    perhaps left over from making dashi
    1 unit
  • spinach
    1 unit
  • chopped scallion (recommended)
    1 unit
  • grated daikon radish
    1 unit
  • boiled and finely cubed potato
    1 unit
  • clams (asari or shijimi)
    1 unit
  • grated eggplant
    1 unit
  • shrimp
    1 unit
  • mushrooms
    1 unit

Method

1
Put dashi in a pot.
2
Add any garnish that needs cooking.
3
Heat the dashi, letting it simmer, cooking any garnish that needs cooking. Do not bring to a rolling boil, as this degrades the flavor.
4
Add any garnish that does not need cooking, and remove from heat.
5
Add the miso to the soup. Avoid boiling the miso; some nuances of the flavor will be lost.
6
Heat frying oil in a small pot
7
Fry onions and cabbage in the oil over high heat until browned. A slight degree of burning is acceptable.
8
Proceed with the traditional method listed above.