Miso Soup recipe | Glam Radar

by Maria · October 10, 2014

Whenever I go to Japanese restaurants, I always ask for miso soup. It is often made with fish stock, so if you’re vegetarian/vegan, make sure you ask about this first! There is also a possibility of store-bought miso soup being laden with MSG, so it’s better to make your own. It’s so easy! Keep in mind that miso paste is not uniform – it is made with fermented barley, soybeans, or rice – and there is a wide variety of flavors and aromas, so it’s important to keep tasting the soup and adjusting the seasoning. It’s normally very salty, so you don’t need to add any extra salt to the soup.

Miso soup is very quick and easy to make, tastes delicious, and can be enjoyed at any time of the day (even breakfast!) It’s incredibly nutritious & versatile – you can add other veggies (e.g. mushrooms, leafy greens) or noodles – and warming on a cold winter’s day.

This recipe is for a basic miso soup. Feel free to add/switch around ingredients according to your taste!

handful of spring onion, chopped 1 sheet wakame seaweed, ripped
1 tsp+ miso paste Bring the water to boil in a saucepan Add tofu, onion, and seaweed Allow to simmer for around 5 minutes In the meantime, dissolve the miso separately in hot water DO NOT add the miso to boiling water Miso must never boil as this can destroy the enzymes! Add the miso back to the warm soup Taste test. You may need to add more miso

Done!

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