Miso soup with tofu and Mushrooms

Name: Miso soup with tofu and Mushrooms
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 4 cups (1 liter) Basic Dashi Soup Stock or 2 teaspoons instant dashi granules dissolved in 4 cups (1 liter) boiling water; 4 cups (1 liter) Basic Dashi Soup Stock or 2 teaspoons instant dashi granules dissolved in 4 cups (1 liter) boiling water; 4 cups (1 liter) Basic Dashi Soup Stock or 2 teaspoons instant dashi granules dissolved in 4 cups (1 liter) boiling water; 4 fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded, caps cut into ½-in (1-cm) sections; 6 oz (175 g) soft tofu, cubed; 4 tablespoons miso; Soy sauce, to taste

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Japanese Homestyle Cooking

By Susie Donald

Published 2024

About

Ingredients

4 cups (1 liter) Basic Dashi Soup Stock or 2 teaspoons instan

Asia
Japan
Soup
Fish course
Pescatarian

Method

Bring the dashi stock almost to a boil in a saucepan and add the sliced mushrooms. Reduce the heat and simmer the mushrooms for 1 minute, then add the tofu. Reduce the heat to very low.
Place the miso in a small bowl and ladle some of the hot dashi stock over it. Stir with a wooden spoon until the miso is well dissolved. Pour the dissolved miso in