The most popular soup in Japanese cuisine is miso soup. Most typical Japanese-style mealsinclude a cup of miso soup. Miso soup is seasoned by miso, soy bean paste. Making miso soup is the basic of Japanese cooking.
Photo Tutorial: How to Make Tofu Miso Soup
Basic Steps for Making Miso Soup:
- Prepare dashi soup stock in a pan and bring to boil.
- Add hard ingredients and cook until softened.
- Scoop out some dashi soup from the pan and dissolve miso paste in the soup.
- Gradually return the moistened miso in the dashi soup and stir gently.
- Add soft ingredients and green vegetables and heat for a short time.
- Turn off the heat before the soup boils.
The flavor of miso soup varies depending on the type of miso, soup stock, and ingredients. It's best to choose your favorite type of miso and ingredients. In fact, several different kinds of miso soup is served daily in Japanese homes.
Suggested Ingredients for Miso Soup:
Tofu, Japanese pumpkin (kabocha), spinach, potato, onion, daikon radish, wakame seaweed, clams, Chinese cabbage, fried bean curd (abura-age), green onion, green peas, cabbage, natto, enoki mushrooms, eggplant, somen noodle.
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Enjoy cooking!
