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miso soup

10-min. Easy & Simple Miso Soup

Christie Lai
A traditional Japanese soup with a savory umami flavor, soft tofu and tender seaweed. This quick and easy miso soup is a delicious starter or side dish ready in 10 minutes with simple and minimal ingredients! It rivals takeout saving you money!
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 4 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Appetizer, Soup
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 2
Calories per serving 302 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 2 ¼ cups water cold
  • 2.85 oz tofu soft or silken kind
  • ⅓ cup bonito flakes (aka smoked skipjack tuna flakes)
  • 2 tablespoon yellow miso paste reduced-sodium kind
  • 4 pieces kombu (aka dried kelp)
  • 0.10 oz wakame dried seaweed
  • ½ green onion finely chopped as an optional garnish

Instructions
 

  • Carefully remove soft tofu from packaging and strain excess liquids (see blog post under "Expert Tips" to smoothly remove the soft tofu if guidance is needed).
  • Then slice tofu into small cubes with a sharp knife, about 1.5 cm x 1.5 cm each. Tip: Do not cut the tofu into large cubes as this doesn't taste as great in the miso soup.
  • Next in a small pot, add cold water, dried kelp and bonito flakes. Then cover and bring to boil on medium-high heat, uncovered.
  • As soon as it boils, only remove kelp to prevent the broth from becoming bitter in taste.
  • Then over very low heat, cover and simmer the broth for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, place a clean paper towel into a fine sieve and rest it over a large measuring cup or bowl.
  • Uncover and strain out the broth through the paper towel and fine sieve. Do not strain the broth without a paper towel or a fine sieve or it won't catch all the flakes. Pour this homemade dashi broth back into the pot.
  • On medium heat, mix the miso paste into the dashi broth until combined with a whisk to break down the paste more quickly.
  • Stir in dried wakame seaweed and allow it to expand. Then gently add diced tofu. Finally serve and garnish with green onions and enjoy!
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Nutrition
Calories: 302kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 775mg | Potassium: 380mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 24IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 96mg | Iron: 3mg