Miso Soup With Tofu And Wakame Recipes

MISO SOUP WITH TOFU AND WAKAME

Steps:

• 1. Reconstitute the wakame be letting it sit in a small bowl of tap water for 15-20 minutes. Drain.
• 2. Heat the dashi over medium heat, then add the miso. Stir until miso is dissolved. DO NOT BOIL THE MISO. It shouldn't be cooked, just heated.
• 3. Add the tofu and wakame. Heat to a simmer and serve at once, garnished with the scallions.

TOFU AND WAKAME MISO SOUP

Steps:

• Bring the dashi to a simmer, add the tofu and wakame, cook until the wakame is tender, about 5 minutes, and remove from heat.
• Place the miso in, add 1/2 cup of dashi and mix before pouring the mixing the mixture back into the soup.
• Add the green onions and enjoy!

MISO SOUP WITH SUMMER SQUASH, TOFU AND WAKAME

Steps:

• Soak the wakame in 2 cups water for 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• To make the dashi, combine the kombu and filtered water in a medium saucepan and soak at room temperature for at least 2 hours and up to 10 hours. After soaking, heat the saucepan with the water and soaked kombu over low heat. Continue to heat until bubbles begin to form around the kombu, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove the kombu before the water comes to a boil. Save the kombu for future use.
• Bring the soaking water to a boil and then turn off the heat. Add the bonito flakes. Let stand for 2 minutes without stirring to steep the bonito flakes. Strain the dashi through a fine-mesh sieve or strainer lined with a thin kitchen towel, two layers of cheesecloth or paper towels. Do not press the bonito flakes while straining as it will cloud the dashi. You should have 3 1/2 to 4 cups of dashi. Use the finished dashi immediately, or cool completely and refrigerate up to 1 week.
• Return the dashi to the saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the squash, adjust the heat to maintain a low simmer and continue cooking until the squash reaches the desired tenderness, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the wakame. If the dashi evaporates below 3 cups (710 milliliters), replenish with filtered water or additional dashi to bring it back up to 3 1/2 cups (840 milliliters). Carefully add the tofu and continue simmering just until heated through, about 1 minute.
• Meanwhile, place the miso in a small bowl. Ladle in about 1/4 cup (60 milliliters) of the hot dashi and stir until a loose paste is formed. Turn the heat off under the saucepan, add the miso mixture to the soup and mix well. Taste the soup and make adjustments as needed with additional miso or dashi. Divide the soup among bowls, making sure the ingredients are distributed evenly and attractively. Add a dash of shichimi togarashi for heat and garnish with the chives if desired and serve.