Shiro Miso Soup
Tofu, Edamame, Nori
Scallion Garnish
I love to make soup…
- Chicken Soup with Fresh Herbs and Matzoh Balls
- Pho Bo
- Cauliflower Soup with Roasted Brussels Sprouts
- Roasted Turkey Barley Soup
- Minestrone
- Udon Noodle Soup with Beef and Shiitake
…just to name a few. It’s funny to think that I have enjoyed many a bowl of miso soup in Japanese restaurants over the years, yet I never thought to prepare it at home. The soup is wonderful. It takes only minutes to prepare, it is light, yet simultaneously hearty and satisfying with intriguing complex flavors.
Simmer a piece of dried kelp (kombu) in four cups of water. Remove the kelp before the water boils.
Add dried bonito flakes (katsuo bushi). Simmer for a few minutes, then pour through a sieve to strain out the bonito flakes. This is now the soup stock (dashi).
Add frozen shelled edamame to the stock. Bring the stock up to just below boiling then add cubed firm tofu and strips of roasted seaweed (nori). Simmer for 5 minutes. Dissolve 4 T. of Shiro Miso in an equal amount of water. Pour the miso into the stock.
Turn off the heat. Stir gently. Serve.
Triple Legume Love:
- Miso – fermented soybean paste
- Tofu – soybean curd
- Edamame – boiled green soybean
I am submitting this miso soup along with its heart-shaped nori to Susan, The Well-Seasoned Cook, for her Legume Love Affair event. This event features recipes that showcase the legume as the central ingredient.
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Everybody loves Miso soup. It is flavorful and healthy! And it sounds so easy to prepare at home. Thanks for sharing.
Welcome MLV! You too? I couldn’t
believe that I never made it. But you can be sure I will from now on…probably try some additional ingredients too.
Hi Simona – well there was the sheet of nori on the counter and a scissors, and I was thinking about legume love…I folded it in half just like I did when I was a kid making valentines.
Hi ECV – I think this is suitable year round. Hope you get some more summer weather before it’s all over…
This is great. Light enough for hot summer days yet satisfying still for cold winter. It feels like winter here right now.
Beautiful, Lori Lynn, and the heart-shaped nori is such a lovely touch!
I always eat miso out, and I never bother to make it. It seems easy enough. Your recipe looks very tasty. And I have heard about all the health benefits miso provides.