MISO SOUP WITH TOFU AND WAKAME

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I have been enjoying Miso Soup at Japanese restaurants for years, and finally decided to research and make it at home. A few notes that may be helpful to some - it was to me as I am just beginning to learn more about Asian cooking...wakame is a sea vegetable, or edible seaweed. You can substitute thinly sliced Chinese mushrooms for the wakame if you like. Dashi is a class of soup and cooking stocks considered fundamental to Japanese cooking. The dashi was hard for me to find (I am in the deep south) you can substitute a clear broth if needed. Dashida beef flavored, clam flavored or anchovy flavored soup stock for making Korean soups, I have found is also a suitable substitute and easier for me to find where I am.

Provided by Southern Sugar Dump

Categories     Japanese

Time 40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 tablespoon dried wakame seaweed
4 cups dashi
1/4 cup red miso
1/4 lb silken tofu, drained and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
2 scallions, thinly sliced into rounds

Steps:

  • 1. Reconstitute the wakame be letting it sit in a small bowl of tap water for 15-20 minutes. Drain.
  • 2. Heat the dashi over medium heat, then add the miso. Stir until miso is dissolved. DO NOT BOIL THE MISO. It shouldn't be cooked, just heated.
  • 3. Add the tofu and wakame. Heat to a simmer and serve at once, garnished with the scallions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 52.2, Fat 1.8, SaturatedFat 0.3, Sodium 643.4, Carbohydrate 5.9, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 1.6, Protein 3.5

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