Miso Soup

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 8 servings
  • Total: 40 min
  • Prep: 10 min
  • Inactive: 20 min
  • Cook: 10 min
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Ingredients

12-ounce block firm silken tofu

2 quarts dashi

6 tablespoons dark or red miso

2 tablespoons light or white miso

4 scallions, thinly sliced

Directions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

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Bob Gerhardt

Thank you, Alton for another excellent recipe! We followed it essentially to the letter, but we did use Japanese Dashi sachets for the base stock. We also added some seaweed snacks from Costco that were pre-cut, and pre-prepped. The final result was excellent! Probably better than any restaurant miso soup that we’ve had to date!

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