Savory traditional Japanese miso soup is great to go with tonkatsu, beef gyudon, rice, chicken curry, udon stir fry, teriyaki chicken rice bowl, pan fried gyoza, crispy tofu or sushi. Also, this simple homemade miso soup recipe only takes 15 minutes! Let's learn how to make the best homemade miso soup with step by step photos and a video.
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What is miso soup?
Miso soup (misoshiru, 味噌汁) is a traditional Japanese soup. It consists of two different types. One is clear soup (suimono). The other one is with miso paste based soup.
What are the ingredients in miso soup?
It is mainly stock, miso paste, tofu and seaweed. And, in this the best homemade recipe l like to use miso paste, water, seaweed, tofu and green onion to make the soup because it is easier and faster.
Cooking tips for how to make homemade miso soup:
- Soak and wash dried seaweed. It will swell up and double in size. So don’t need a lot and a small pinch is enough.
- Soak the dried seaweed for a few minutes around 3-5 minutes.
- Chop the soaked dried seaweed into small chunks or pieces.
- I like to use soft tofu because it's smooth & soft.
- Cut the soft tofu into smaller cubes.
- Wait until the water is boiling. Turn off the heat then mix the miso paste with water very well.
- Add soft tofu last and slightly mix them because soft tofu will break easily.
- Remember to add salt to your taste. If you think it is not salty enough, add some salt. Or, add more water if you think it is too salty for you.
FAQs:
I like to get this type of dried seaweed that is thin. When you soak them, they swell up.
If you refrigerate them, it can last for a few days.
It is made from fermented soybeans with salt and I like this type of Japanese miso paste.
In this homemade miso soup recipe, I mainly use vegan materials like tofu and seaweed, so the calories are low and only 34 calories per serving.
Instructions for how to make homemade miso soup:
1. First, soak ½ cup of dried seaweed in a bowl for a few minutes around 3-5 minutes.
2. Then, chop 2 sticks of green onion.
3. After that, cut ½ block of soft tofu (9 oz) into small cubes.
4. Next, cut the soaked seaweed from step 1 into pieces.
5. After that, pour 3 cups of water into a pot. Then, add chopped seaweed. Let them boil a little bit, turn off the heat and add miso paste. Mix the miso paste very well and make sure they all mix with water.
6. Then, add soft tofu and green onion. Slightly mix them well.
Enjoy this traditional Japanese the best homemade miso soup recipe! Also, check out these Korean glass noodles, wonton soup, mapo tofu, black sesame soup, red bean mochi and tofu pudding recipes.
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Miso Soup
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Ingredients
- ½ block Tofu Soft tofu (9 oz)
- ½ cup Dried seaweed (around ½ cup)
- 2 sticks Green onion
- 4 tablespoons Japanese miso paste
- 3 cups Water
Instructions
- Soak ½ cup of dried seaweed in a bowl for a few minutes around 3-5 minutes.
- Then, chop 2 sticks of green onion.
- After that, cut ½ block of soft tofu (9 oz) into small cubes.
- Next, cut the soaked seaweed from step 1 into pieces.
- After that, pour 3 cups of water into a pot. Then, add chopped seaweed. Let them boil a little bit, turn off the heat and add miso paste. Mix the miso paste very well and make sure they all mix with water.
- Then, add soft tofu and green onion. Slightly mix them well.
Notes
Cooking tips for how to make miso soup:
- Soak and wash dried seaweed. It will swell up and double the size. So don’t need a lot and a small pinch is enough.
- Soak the dried seaweed for a few minutes around 3-5 minutes.
- Chop the soaked dries seaweed into small chunks or pieces.
- I like to use soft tofu because it's smooth & soft.
- Cut the soft tofu into smaller cubes.
- Wait until water is boil. Turn off fire then mix the miso paste with water very well
- Add soft tofu last and slightly mix them because soft tofu will break easily.
- Remember to add salt to your taste. If you think it is not salty enough, add some salt. Or, add more water if you think it is too salty for you.
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