Miso Soup Week

White Fish Miso Soup

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White Fish Miso Soup Makes 4 servings 3 1/2 cups dashi 7 ounce white fish fillet (use your favorite white fish), cut into 4 portions 1 – 2 scallions, thinly sliced 4 tablespoons shiro miso 1. In a pan bring the dashi stock to a boil over medium heat.  Add the fish and cook it […]

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How To Make Basic Tofu & Wakame Miso Soup

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Tofu & Wakame Miso Soup Makes 3 -4 servings 3 1/2 cups dashi 1 tablespoon dried wakame, soaked in water for 5 minutes then drained 1 package enoki mushrooms (about 3 ounces), trimmed (optional) 3 tablespoons miso (I use 2 tablespoons shiro miso and 1 tablespoon aka miso) 5 – 7 ounces firm tofu, cut […]

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How To Make Dashi (Basic Japanese Sea Stock)–No instant dashi granules included.

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Ichiban Dashi (First Sea Stock) Makes 4 cups 4 cups water 16 — 20 square inches of kombu* 1/2 cup loosely packed katsuobushi 1. Place the water and the kombu in a pot and let the kombu soak for about 15 minutes.  Place the pot over medium heat.  Right before the water starts to boil […]

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Miso Soup Week

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As promised the rest of this week will be dedicated to exploring the topic of miso soup! Do you use those packets of instant miso soup? How about dashi granules to make your stock for miso soup? Or do you think it’s altogether too difficult to make it yourself and you get your miso soup […]

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