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Recipe courtesy of Ming Tsai

Show: East Meets West with Ming Tsai

Episode: Cooking Healthy with Michael Moorman

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Total:: 20 min
Prep:: 10 min
Cook:: 10 min

Yield:: 4 servings

Ingredients

5 cups dashi
2 cups maitake mushrooms, prepped
1 teaspoon tamari
1 teaspoon honey
1/4 cup organic miso (yellow, shinshu-miso)
2 slices peeled ginger
1 tablespoon sliced green scallions
4 (1/4-inch) slices of soft tofu

Directions

In a small sauce pan, add 1 cup dashi with the tamari and honey. Bring to a simmer and braise the maitakes for 2 minutes only. Pull off heat and let stand. In another sauce pan, whisk together the remaining 4 cups of dashi with the miso and ginger. Bring to a simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes. Remove ginger and keep hot.

Plating: In 4 warmed soup bowls, place a slice of tofu and top with strained maitakes. Ladle soup on top and garnish with scallions.

Beverage: Green Tea

My Private Notes

Name: Maitake Miso Soup
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H10M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H10M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H20M0.000S
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: asian
Ingredients: 5 cups dashi; 2 cups maitake mushrooms, prepped; 1 teaspoon tamari; 1 teaspoon honey; 1/4 cup organic miso (yellow, shinshu-miso); 2 slices peeled ginger; 1 tablespoon sliced green scallions; 4 (1/4-inch) slices of soft tofu