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Do you like Japanese food? If your answer to this question is “yes,” you’ve probably already tasted Japanese miso soup. Easy to prepare, it has one key ingredient: miso paste traditionally made in Japan from fermented soybeans.
The basic miso soup recipe is very simple and it can be supplemented with several ingredients of your choice.
Delicious, the miso soup takes only about twenty minutes to be done. This is one of the reasons why it remains one of the most popular dishes in the land of the Rising Sun even today. Recent research indicates that this traditional soup is consumed by about 75% of Japanese people every day. Knowing the passion of this people for healthy and healthy meals, you can not help but try to prepare this soup yourself!
Traditional miso soup recipe
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The traditional miso soup recipe knows several variations depending on the region and the person who prepares it. In addition, this Japanese soup is now very popular around the world. As a result, it has undergone a number of modifications to adapt to the culinary traditions of different countries.
At the base, the traditional miso soup recipe contains miso paste, vegetables, meat or fish (optional), Japanese tofu cheese and broth.
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Our Japanese miso soup recipe is an easy and fast variant *, suitable for vegetarian cooking. This basic recipe can be used to enrich it with other vegetables, such as mushrooms, or with meat (see below for some suggestions of this type).
Easy Miso Soup Recipe – Basic Vegetarian Version
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Necessary time : 15 minutes (5 minutes of preparation + 10 minutes of cooking)
ingredients for 2 people
- 1 liter of water
- 3 tablespoons Japanese miso paste
- tofu cheese
- green onion (a handle or to taste)
- green weasel or other similar vegetable (a handful or more)
- 1 nori sheet (optional)
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Preparation
To make this recipe easy miso soup, we proceed in 4 steps. The total amount of time required will only take about twenty minutes.
First, boil the water in a suitable saucepan or kettle. Meanwhile, vegetables, tofu cheese and nori leaves are prepared.
For a more convincing result, we are inspired by the Japanese tradition. So we try to cut these ingredients as soon as, in small slices, in pieces of similar size or in slices. This will give an aesthetic appeal to your Japanese miso soup.
Then, Boiling water is added to the boiling water. If a kettle has been used, pour water into a saucepan beforehand. Let it simmer for 5 to 7 minutes. about.
Meanwhile, place the 3 tablespoons of Japanese miso paste in a small bowl. Add a little water and mix well. Once this mission accomplished, add the contents of the bowl to the soup by mixing well.
Finally, add the rest of the ingredients to the pan. Let it simmer for another 5 min. about. We try to make sure the miso soup does not run out of salt or dough. Serve hot.
How to enrich the broth of the basic miso soup recipe
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This basic recipe miso soup can be enriched with various products that will give it more depth and a wealth of appreciable taste. In Japan, miso soup is sometimes prepared with various traditional broths called dashi.
Among these, there are different types of dried fish and shiitake mushroom. For a more authentic taste, try making this miso soup recipe with one of these broths.
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To adapt the taste of Japanese miso-based soup to European or North American cuisine, one can try to make a classic broth yourself. This may include carrots, white radish, potatoes and spring onions.
What ingredients to add to the basic miso soup recipe and how to choose them
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Japanese tradition dictates that traditional miso soup be supplemented with seasonally selected ingredients. The Japanese place great importance not only on taste but also on the presentation of food. For this reason, the ingredients are chosen according to the contrasts of colors, their texture and the association of tastes.
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In addition, Japanese miso soup reflects the personal preferences of the person who prepares it. How to proceed to mix the tastes and make the recipe miso soup pleasant to the eye?
The answer is simple: we should select ingredients that blend with each other and form different layers in the bowl. This means that ingredients that float on the surface (such as onions) should be combined with others that tend to dive at the bottom of the bowl (such as potatoes and pieces of meat).
How to choose miso paste for its Japanese soup?
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Miso paste is the essential ingredient of this Japanese soup. She even gave her name to the whole dish. Choosing your dough well is essential to succeeding the miso soup recipe.
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Miso paste is traditionally made from fermented soybeans, sometimes with other ingredients. This ingredient has a lot of health benefits because it is rich in protein. In addition, the salty taste of the dough allows us to reduce the use of salt in miso dishes.
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Miso paste comes in several variants. For the purposes of this miso soup recipe, one can distinguish between two options: a dough that fermented for a long time and another that has undergone the process for a shorter time.
The first type of dough, such as red miso, has a richer and deeper taste. The second type of miso, like the white one, is characterized by a lighter and sometimes sweet taste. To decide which of the two options suits you the best, it would be best to taste both types of pasta!
Presentation Suggestions and Ideas for Serving Japanese Miso Soup
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Whether you decide to prepare the basic miso soup recipe or one of its richer versions, you can serve this soup in many interesting ways. One, would be to use a traditional Japanese bowl and spoon. In this case, we will think to propose also Japanese poles; they will be useful for mixing miso soup and for consuming solid ingredients.
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In addition, this Japanese soup can also be served in cups. It is even suitable for lunch menus to prepare at home since you can store the ingredients in a jar easy to carry! Here are some inspirations on how to serve this typical Japanese dish:
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* Miso soup recipe adapted from The Minimalist Baker
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