Simple Restaurant Miso Soup
This miso soup is a close approximation of what you get in most cheap western Japanese restaurants. All ingredients are to taste; the primary thing is the ratio of miso to dashi.
Easy
🍣 JapaneseServings
1
Ingredients
Everything you'll need to make this recipe
1
250 ml (1 cup) dashi
2
5 pieces of wakame
3
A few 1 cm cubes of medium-firm tofu
4
1 tablespoon (about 15 ml) miso paste (either white, red, or a mixture)
Instructions
Step-by-step guide to making this recipe
1
Heat the dashi to a light simmer.
2
While this is heating, lay out your bowl and place the wakame and tofu in the bottom.
3
When the dashi simmers, take a ladle or so of liquid aside and mix it with the miso paste.
4
Remove the pot of dashi from the stove and stir in the miso mixture.
5
Ladle the prepared soup into the bowl and serve.
Notes
- •Some prefer less miso, some prefer more. The quantity given results in the moderately-salty type popular in restaurants before meals.
- •Do not permit the miso to boil; doing so alters the flavour.