Miso Soup

Name: Miso Soup
Ingredients: 1/2 cup dried wakame (a type of seaweed); 1/4 cup shiro miso (white fermented-soybean paste); 6 cups Dashi; 1/2 pound soft tofu, drained and cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallion greens

5 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup dried wakame (a type of seaweed)
1/4 cup shiro miso (white fermented-soybean paste)
6 cups Dashi
1/2 pound soft tofu, drained and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1/4 cup thinly sliced scallion greens

Directions

1

Combine wakame with warm water to cover by 1 inch and let stand 15 minutes, or until reconstituted.
2

Drain in a sieve.
3

Stir together miso and 1/2 cup dashi in a bowl until smooth.
4

Heat remaining dashi in a saucepan over moderately high heat until hot, then gently stir in tofu and reconstituted wakame.
5

Simmer 1 minute and remove from heat.
6

Immediately stir in miso mixture and scallion greens and serve.