You can’t go wrong with the classic miso soup. The smooth soft tofu and wakame seaweed, perfectly combined with the warm savory miso broth. Just warm hearty goodness despite its simplicity. It’s a great side dish to enjoy all year round.
Tofu miso soup is probably what you’ll find when you order miso soup in a Japanese restaurant. If this is your first time making miso soup, we recommend you make the classic one first to really get the basics. Once you understand how to make it, you can mix and match ingredients with different kinds of miso paste.
Soft Tofu Miso Soup
The Basic Tofu Miso Soup
Ingredients
- 1 Dashi Packet
- 2 tablespoons Miso Paste (1 tablespoons: 15-16g)
- 2 blocks Soft Tofu
- 10 g Wakame Seaweed
Instructions
- Make the Dashi StockPut 1 packet of dashi pack (10g) to 800-1000ml water in a pot and bring to a boil. Remove the bag after few minutes. To make 2 servings, please only use 400 ml dashi stock.
- Prepare the Ingredients and Add into the PotCut the tofu into small cubes. Then, add the tofu and wakame seaweed into the pot. Let it cook for 1 minute.
- Add Miso Paste After Turning Off the HeatLastly, turn off the heat and dilute the miso paste in a ladle and mix it into the soup. Miso aroma and good nutrients can evaporate in high heat. So it is recommended to add miso after you turned off the heat completely.
Notes
Fried Tofu Miso Soup
Fried Tofu Miso Soup
Ingredients
- 400 ml Dashi Stock
- 1 tbsp Miso
- 100 g Fried Tofu
- 50 g Spinach
Instructions
- Cut the spinach and fried tofu into small pieces
- In a pot, boil the dashi stock. Add the spinach and fried tofu
- Lower the heat or cut the heat completely. Dilute miso paste in a ladle then mix it into the soup
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About Miso Soup
Miso soup is a simple heartwarming dish that is made from dashi and miso paste. Usually, the soup will have ingredients like vegetables, tofu, wakame seaweed, and other seasonal produce.
In Japan, miso soup has a very long history and has been loved since the Kamakura period (1185–1333)
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The Handmade Miso Set is a set of ingredients and preparation containers, which you can easily use to make miso at home.
Finished amount: approximately 2,5kg. Using both wheat koji and rice koji, you can make the balanced taste of “Mixed Miso.”