Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 1 serving
A truly classic but simple Japanese recipe, our perfect miso soup uses flavours of miso, kombu and shiitake to produce a rich and tasty broth that can be adapted to suit your tastebuds. All you have to do is:
Ingredients:
- 10g kombu
- A few shiitake mushrooms
- Miso paste
- Togarashi Shichimi (optional)
Method:
- Heat 10g of kombu in 500ml water, don’t let it boil. Once it reaches 85°C let it stand for 10 mins to infuse before removing the kombu (which can be re-used!)
- Thinly slice a few re-hydrated shiitake mushrooms, a spring onion and any other flavours you wish to include – tofu is very popular, for example, but you can also add meat and noodles for a more substantial meal. Add these to the broth.
- Return the soup to heat and simmer gently before adding 1tbsp miso paste to the pot.
- Finish with any extra flavour! Remember, miso is already salty, so best to avoid adding any more but a good pinch of togarashi shichimi is our favourite way to finish a miso soup!