Japanese red miso soup
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
INGREDIENTS:
1.25 litres instant dashi stock made according to the manufacturers
instructions
2/3 cup red miso paste
300g firm tofu cut into 2cm cubes
80g shiitake mushrooms stems removed thinly sliced
50g snow pea shoots to garnish
DIRECTIONS:
Heat the stock in a pan over medium heat and allow to simmer but do no boil. Put the miso paste and 1/2 cup warm water in a bowl. Whisk until smooth. Gadually add to the stock whisking until the miso has dissolved. Add the tofu and mushrooms and let them stand in the hot soup for 1-2 minutes to heat through. Serve topped with snow pea shoots.
Variation: Stir through sliced spring onions for extra flour.
Ready to eat in 15 minutes
Serves 6.
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