Name: Spicy miso soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 300 ml vegetable stock; 1 Ttsp wakame flakes; 1 tsp miso paste (brown-rice based); 50g firm tofu, diced; ½ red chilli, thinly sliced; 2 spring onions, thinly sliced

Spicy miso soup

6 Jul 2017

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

5 minutes

Total Time

10 minutes

Background

I love miso soup, particularly when it’s spiced up a bit. Also, I tend to make it with vegetable stock instead of the traditional dashi, which is a broth made with dried tuna called bonito flakes (katsuobushi). You can add other veggies to the soup such as spinach, green beans, mushrooms or kale too. Serve it with a dash of soy sauce and/or rice vinegar.

Ingredients

300 ml vegetable stock
1 Ttsp wakame flakes
1 tsp miso paste (brown-rice based)
50g firm tofu, diced
½ red chilli, thinly sliced
2 spring onions, thinly sliced

Instructions

Heat the vegetable stock in a pan. Add the wakame and cook for 2 minutes.
Put the miso paste into a small bowl, add a ladleful of the hot stock and whisk until you get a smooth paste. Pour the mixture into the saucepan, stir well.
Add the tofu, chilli and most of the spring onion. Turn off the heat, let it rest for 1 minute.
Serve with the remaining spring onion scattered on top as a garnish.