🇯🇵 Japanese

Tofu Miso Soup

Name: Tofu Miso Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1, diced Garlic; 3 cloves, minced Ginger; 1/2 tsp White Pepper; 500 g, silken Tofu; 1 litre Stock or Broth; 1 tbsp Neutral Oil; small handful Shiso Leaves; 1 litre Kombu Dashi; 3 tbsp Miso Paste; 2 tbsp Wakame Seaweed

🇯🇵 Japanese

Gentle simmered tofu in a fragrant broth, finished with fresh herbs — the japanese answer to "something light tonight". Ready in 32 minutes including prep.

Prep 10 min Cook 22 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Garlic1, diced
Ginger3 cloves, minced
White Pepper1/2 tsp
Tofu500 g, silken
Stock or Broth1 litre
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 tofu.
4
Simmer gently until the tofu 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

Taste and adjust the salt at the end; sauces concentrate as they reduce.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Miso Soup with Tofu and Onion - Japanese Cooking 101 · on YouTube