Description
Miso Soup is a comforting Japanese classic featuring a savory broth enriched with tofu, seaweed, mushrooms, and optional fresh vegetables, delivering authentic umami flavor in a quick and nourishing dish.
Ingredients
4 cups dashi (Japanese soup stock) or water
3 tablespoons miso paste (white or red)
1 block firm or silken tofu, cut into cubes
1 cup seaweed (wakame), rehydrated
2 green onions, sliced
1 cup mushrooms (shiitake or other), sliced
Optional: vegetables like bok choy or spinach
Optional: a few drops of soy sauce or sesame oil
Instructions
- Prepare dashi: If using dashi powder, dissolve it in 4 cups of water in a pot. Skip if using pre-made dashi.
- Heat the broth: Bring dashi or water to a gentle simmer over medium heat.
- Add tofu: Carefully add cubed tofu to simmering broth. Heat about 5 minutes.
- Incorporate mushrooms: Add sliced mushrooms and cook 3–5 minutes until tender.
- Mix in miso: In a separate bowl, ladle hot broth and whisk in miso paste until smooth.
- Combine: Pour miso mixture back into pot and stir gently to blend.
- Add seaweed: Stir in rehydrated wakame and let soak 1 minute.
- Garnish: Turn off heat, add sliced green onions, stirring gently.
- Taste and adjust: Add soy sauce or sesame oil if desired.
- Serve: Ladle soup into bowls including tofu, mushrooms, and green onions.
Notes
Add leafy greens like spinach or bok choy for extra nutrition.
Substitute mushrooms with enoki or shiitake for texture variation.
Use vegetable broth instead of dashi for vegetarian version.
Include sliced carrots or daikon radish for crunch.
Top with toasted sesame seeds or chili flakes for garnish.
Store leftovers in airtight container in refrigerator up to 2 days.
Reheat gently on stove over low heat; avoid boiling to preserve flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Soup
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Japanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
