Quick and Dirty Miso Soup

A speedy, authentic miso soup with dashi broth, tofu, scallions, fresh ginger, and the option of wakame seaweed.

JapaneseVegetarianIntermediate15 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
2
  • 1 packet dashi (fish flakes)
  • 0.5 cup miso (red or yellow)
  • 2 scallions, thinly sliced
  • 0.3 lb tofu, cubed
  • 0.3 tsp fresh ginger, grated
  • 1 quart water

Instructions

  1. 1

    Make fish broth by boiling the fish flakes in about 1 quart of water until the water is pale yellow and tastes fishy. Strain the flakes from the broth.

  2. 2

    Slice scallions into very thin rounds. Cut tofu into small cubes and add both to the broth.

  3. 3

    When scallions are soft (just a few minutes), add miso and ginger.

  4. 4

    Heat without boiling to serving temperature.

  5. 5

    Garlic (sliced into very thin ovals) is also very good in this soup — add with the scallions and tofu.

Tags

soupquickjapanesemisotofudashi