🇯🇵 Japanese

Squid Miso Soup

Name: Squid Miso Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 17 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1, diced Garlic; 3 cloves, minced Ginger; 1/2 tsp White Pepper; 200 g Tofu; 1 litre Stock or Broth; 400 g Squid; 1 tbsp Neutral Oil; small handful Shiso Leaves; 1 litre Kombu Dashi; 3 tbsp Miso Paste; 2 tbsp Wakame Seaweed

🇯🇵 Japanese

Gentle simmered squid in a fragrant broth, finished with fresh herbs — the japanese answer to "something light tonight". About 27 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 10 min Cook 17 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Garlic1, diced
Ginger3 cloves, minced
White Pepper1/2 tsp
Tofu200 g
Stock or Broth1 litre
Squid400 g
Neutral Oil1 tbsp
Shiso Leavessmall handful
Kombu Dashi1 litre
Miso Paste3 tbsp
Wakame Seaweed2 tbsp

Instructions

1
Sweat the garlic in the Neutral Oil until translucent but not browned, about 5 minutes.
2
Add the ginger and white pepper and cook for 30 seconds more.
3
Pour in the stock, bring to a simmer, and add the squid.
4
Simmer gently until the squid is just cooked through and the broth tastes rounded.
5
Ladle into warm bowls and top each with shiso leaves and a grind of black pepper.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the white pepper in the oil before adding anything wet.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Cooking Squid and Miso Soup with Grandma Sachie | Traditional Japanese Dinner · on YouTube