Miso Soup | Japanese Miso Soup Recipe
Miso soup is a comforting Japanese soup made with minimal ingredients resulting in a warm bowl of umami rich soup. The miso soup which I made is a basic recipe and can be modified to your taste preference. Enjoy this hot bowl of miso soup with crispy chicken karaage, Tamagoyaki and steamed rice. Learn how to make miso soup with step by step pictures and video.
Equipment
Sauce Pan
Strainer
Ingredients
- 4 cups Chicken Stock or Dashi
- 3 tablespoon White Miso Paste (Shiro Miso)
- 1 cup Tofu Silken or Medium Firm (cut into cubes)
- 3 tablespoon Green Onions chopped finely
Instructions
- Take stock in a sauce pan, bring it to a boil. Add in tofu cubes and let it warm through in the stock.
- Now take miso paste in a strainer. Immerser the strainer into the stock and use a pair of chopstick to stir the miso paste into the stock which dissolves the miso in the stock which prevents lumps.
- Once miso is added in, don't let the soup boil. Let the miso mix in the hot soup. Add in spring onions and take it off the heat. Serve immediately.
Video
Notes
- Use white miso or shiro miso for making miso soup.
- You can add spinach, bok choy, mushroom in miso soup. You could use any greens as you like.
- Don’t boil the soup once miso is added, it kills the probiotics from the fermented miso paste.
- Miso has a very unique taste, so add little at a time and add more. Start with less miso, taste and add more miso paste if needed.
- If you are vegetarian, use vegetable stock instead of chicken stock.
- You could use dashi instead of chicken stock if you want it to be authentic.
Serving suggestions
Traditionally miso soup is served for breakfast with rice. But you can enjoy with boiled soba noodles, sushi or karaage.Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Miso Soup | Japanese Miso Soup Recipe
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
79
% Daily Value*
Fat
3
g
5
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
1
g
Sodium
836
mg
36
%
Potassium
166
mg
5
%
Carbohydrates
4
g
1
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
1
g
1
%
Protein
8
g
16
%
Vitamin A
44
IU
1
%
Vitamin C
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
107
mg
11
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.