Time 15m Yield 4 servings Number Of Ingredients 9 Steps:
In a saucepan heat the dashi and whisk in the miso pastes. Bring to a simmer and add the tofu, scallions, and mirin, if using. Remove from the heat and serve immediately. In a saucepan, combine the water and kombu. Bring to a simmer, uncovered, over medium heat. Remove the kombu and discard. Bring the liquid to a boil, add the bonito flakes and immediately remove the pan from the heat. Allow the dashi to sit undisturbed for 2 minutes. Strain through a fine mesh strainer into a medium bowl. Discard the bonito flakes. Use immediately or store, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Time 30m Number Of Ingredients 8 Steps:
Clean the kombu with a damp cloth. Place it in a pot of water and soak it for at least three hours (better overnight) to extract its flavor. After soaking, bring the water temperature up to nearly boil, and remove the kombu immediately. Heat the dashi to barely below boiling point. Add the katsuobushi. Let the katsuobushi steep for 5 minutes at the sub-boiling point. Strain through a cheesecloth or kitchen tissue to remove all the katsuobushi. Measure 500ml (2 cups) of dashi. Bring it to a boil. Turn off the heat. Put the miso paste in the miso strainer, lower the strainer into the dashi and gently stir until it dissolves. Sprinkle some wakame in cold water to let it re-hydrate for five to ten minutes until it expands. Pass through a strainer and gently squeeze the wakame to remove the excess water. Add the wakame to the dashi. Add the tofu cube to the dashi. Sprinkle some cut scallion into the miso soup right before serving.
Time 40m Yield 8 servings Number Of Ingredients 5 Steps:
Wrap the block of tofu in 2 layers of paper towels and lay on a plate. Invert a second plate on top of the tofu and weigh down with a 28-ounce can. Leave for 20 minutes then cut the tofu into 1/4 to 1/2-inch cubes. Heat the dashi in a 4-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. When the dashi reaches 100 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, ladle 1 cup into a small bowl. Add the miso, and whisk until smooth. Bring the remaining dashi to a bare simmer, approximately 10 minutes. Add the miso mixture and whisk to combine. Return to a slight simmer, being careful not to boil the mixture. Add the tofu and scallions and cook for another minute or until heated through. Remove from the heat, ladle into soup bowls and serve immediately.
Time 30m Yield 4 Number Of Ingredients 7 Steps:
Heat water in a large pot over low heat. Add kombu and cook until the mixture just begins to simmer. Stir in bonito flakes until combined. Remove pot from the heat and let dashi sit, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Strain and set aside. Heat 3 1/2 cups dashi in a pot over medium heat. Add tofu and wakame; stir to combine. Remove 1 cup warmed dashi to a small bowl and whisk in miso paste. Pour miso mixture back into the pot with remaining dashi. Stir until warmed through. Serve garnished with chopped green onions.
Time 20m Yield 4 Number Of Ingredients 5 Steps:
In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine dashi granules and water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, and whisk in the miso paste. Stir in tofu. Separate the layers of the green onions, and add them to the soup. Simmer gently for 2 to 3 minutes before serving.
Time 15m Yield Serves 4 as a starter or snack Number Of Ingredients 6 Steps:
Put the wakame in a small bowl and cover with cold water, then leave it for 5 mins until the leaves have fully expanded. Make the dashi (see tip below) or heat until it reaches a rolling boil. Add the tofu and cook for 1 min before adding the seaweed. Reduce the heat. Put both types of miso in a ladle or strainer and dip it into the pot. Slowly loosen up the miso with a spoon inside the ladle or strainer; the paste will slowly melt into the dashi. Once all the miso is dissolved into the soup, turn off the heat immediately. Sprinkle with chopped spring onions to add colour and fragrance.
Time 25m Yield 4 serving(s) Number Of Ingredients 6 Steps:
Rinse wakame; soak in cold water to cover for 5 minutes and dice, or if using flakes, add directly. Bring water to a boil. Add onions and wakame; simmer 3 minutes. Add the carrots and simmer 5 more minutes; reduce heat to very low. Add miso and simmer 2 minutes (do not boil after adding miso). Garnish with green onions. Optional Ingredients: fresh or dried tofu, shiitake mushrooms, leafy greens, daikon, lotus root, leeks, round or root vegetables, cooked noodles or grains.
Time 30m Yield 4 servings Number Of Ingredients 5 Steps:
Using extreme caution, cut the tofu into cubes, trim snow peas. Cut mushroom ends In a medium size saucepan, Add dashi and bring it to a boil. Add tofu, snow peas, and enoki, for 3 minutes. Turn of the heat. In a small dish, place miso. Add a small amount of dashi and dissolve the miso. Pour over dissolved miso into the pot. Turn back the heat and warm up the soup, right before it boils. Enjoy!
