Miso Soup (Traditional) Recipe
Japan
This recipe is for a traditional miso soup. Wakame with tofu is a standard and popular combination, especially at restaurants.
Ingredients
Broth
- 90–94% by volume dashi (consider using instant dashi mix)
- 6–10% by volume miso (red, white, or a combination)
Garnish
- Finely sliced and deep-fried tofu (agedashi tofu)
- Cubed raw silky tofu (recommended)
- Wakame seaweed (recommended)
- Konbu (kelp), perhaps left over from making dashi
- Spinach
- Sliced scallion (recommended)
- Grated daikon radish
- Boiled and finely cubed potato
- Clams (asari or shijimi)
- Grated eggplant
- Shrimp
- Mushrooms
Procedure
- Put dashi in a pot.
- Add any garnish that needs cooking.
- Heat the dashi, letting it simmer to cook any garnish that needs cooking. Do not bring to a rolling boil, as this degrades the flavor.
- Add any garnish that does not need cooking, and remove from heat.
- Add the miso to the soup. Avoid boiling the miso; some nuances of the flavor will be lost.