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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Ohhh your soup must be delicious. 🙂 It looks great I must admit.
Oh my Dee- I just realized I did not answer your comment! Yes – I did. Sorry to skip you 🙁
Thank you Noni you are always so kind.
Lori – I look forward to seeing your post.
Emiline – you can’t go wrong here.
Susan – My pleasure, thanks for the inspiration!
Pink – how can you resist a pretty heart in your soup?
Darius, Darius, Darius – emmm, try it again. Your taste buds = adventure.
Hi Lucy – Welcome! I love your name it was my great-grandmother’s name too, she was born in England, married and moved to the US at 17.
The heart just came to me as the nori sheet and the scissors sat on the counter.