MISO SOUP WITH TOFU
Steps:
- Heat the dashi in a medium saucepan just until bubbles begin to form along its edges. Turn the heat to low, then mix about 1/2 cup of the dashi with the miso in a bowl or blender; whisk or blend until smooth. (If you have an immersion blender, the fastest and easiest tool here, do this in a tall measuring cup.)
- Pour the miso mixture back into the hot dashi and add the tofu and carrot; stir once or twice and let sit for a minute, just long enough to heat the tofu through. Add the scallions and serve.
- Water- or Stock-Based Miso Soup
- Use water or light chicken, beef, or vegetable stock (page 160 or 162) instead of dashi. Proceed as directed, adding a bit more miso if necessary.
- Miso Soup with Shrimp or Chicken
- Substitute 1/2-inch cubes of peeled shrimp or boneless, skinless chicken for the tofu. Cook for 2 minutes or until nearly done. Add the carrot and, when the soup is done, the scallions.
- Miso Soup with Pork or Beef
- Start with water and add about 1/2 pound not-too-lean thinly sliced pork (preferably from the shoulder) or beef (sirloin is good), along with a piece of kombu (dried kelp, page 484), 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and 1 tablespoon mirin. Bring to a boil, then turn the heat to low. Remove the kombu and simmer until the meat is tender. Mix about 1/2 cup of this broth with the miso as above, return to the simmering broth, and proceed as directed.
- Miso Soup with Clams
- In a covered pot over high heat, steam open 24 tiny clams (cockles are best) in about 1/2 cup water; they will be done when open, in about 10 minutes. Cool a bit, then remove the clams from the shells (pry open any that don't "pop") and rinse them in the broth. Strain and reserve the broth. Proceed as directed, starting with either dashi or water and adding the clams and broth instead of the tofu in step 2.
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