Miso Soup Recipe Mushroom Food

MUSHROOM MISO SOUP

Steps:

• Make the dashi: Put kombu, dried shiitakes, soy sauce, mirin, sake and sugar in a large soup pot. Add 6 cups cold water. Place over medium heat, allow the liquid to barely reach a boil, then reduce heat to low and let cook at a very slow simmer for about 30 minutes. Skim foam as necessary. Let cool to room temperature. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve and add salt to taste. (Dashi may be prepared up to 2 days in advance.)
• Put the sliced mushrooms in a bowl and drizzle with sesame oil and soy sauce. Add garlic and ginger and season with salt and pepper. Toss and let marinate for 10 minutes.
• Put dashi in a large soup pot over medium-high heat and bring to a simmer. Add mushroom mixture and cook gently for about 5 minutes, until the mushrooms are just tender.
• Remove 1/2 cup hot broth from pot and place in a small bowl. Stir in miso to dilute, then return miso-broth mixture to the pot. Taste and adjust seasoning. Once the miso has been added, do not let the soup boil.
• To serve, cut the tofu in half and place a 3-ounce chunk in each of two large bowls. Ladle 2 cups of hot soup over the tofu. Sprinkle with enoki mushroom tips, scallions, shiso, sunflower sprouts, nori, red pepper and toasted sesame seeds as desired.

MISO SOUP WITH SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Bring the vegetable broth to a boil in a saucepan. Add the mushrooms, reduce heat to low, and simmer 4 minutes. Stir the miso paste and soy sauce together in a small bowl; add to the broth along with the tofu and continue cooking for 1 minute more. Pour the soup into bowls and top with the green onions to serve.

HEARTY SHIITAKE MUSHROOM AND MISO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot over medium heat add the scallion white parts, ginger, garlic, and sesame oil. Cook for 1 minute and add 8 cups water. Rinse the kombu and add it to the pot along with the bonito flakes. Bring it to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes - do not let it boil. Remove the kombu and set it aside. Add the dried mushrooms and miso to the pot and let it simmer gently for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the mushrooms are hydrated and tender. Add the bok choy and simmer until it is tender, about 10 minutes. Add the tofu and cook for another 5 minutes. Ladle into bowls and garnish with the reserved green parts of scallions.

MISO MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• combine water and mushrooms in a saucepan, bring to a boil.
• remove from heat, remove mushrooms.
• cut off stems, discard, slice caps thinly.
• return to water, bring back to simmer and cook 15-20 minutes.
• add spinach and tofu, simmer for 1-2 minutes.
• remove from heat.
• in a small bowl combine miso with 2 tbsp of broth and mix well.
• stir into soup.
• sprinkle each serving with sliced scallions and 1/4 tsp of sesame oil.

MISO SOUP WITH TOFU AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat the dashi to a simmer in a saucepan. Add the mushrooms and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes. Soften the miso in a small bowl by mixing it with a few tablespoons of hot dashi. Pour the softened miso into the saucepan. Heat the soup, being careful not to boil, and add tofu. Pour into individual soup bowls and garnish with the green onions.
• Combine the water and kelp in a large pot. Bring the water to a boil, removing the kelp just before water boils since it emits a strong odor. If the fleshiest part of the kelp is still tough, return it to the water for a few more minutes, along with a little cold water. (Soft kelp means sufficient flavor has been extracted.) Remove the kelp and bring stock to a full boil.
• Add 1/4 cup cold water to bring the temperature down quickly and add the bonito flakes. Bring to a boil, and then immediately remove from the heat. (If bonito flakes boil too long, the stock becomes bitter.) Allow the flakes to settle to the bottom of the pan, then filter the stock through cheesecloth.

MISO SOUP WITH SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS AND TOFU

Steps:

• Slice Shiitake mushrooms.
• Slice up green part of scallion, to garnish later.
• Bring water (with stock if desired) to boil.
• Stir in miso paste and mushrooms.
• Lower heat, simmer for 5 minutes.
• Pour into serving dish, add tofu, sprinkle scallion on.
• Serve immediately.

CHICKEN MUSHROOM MISO SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium sauce pan bring water or chicken broth to a boil.
• Add ingredients chicken trough the mushrooms. Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and remove from heat. In one cup hot water whisk in the miso paste - so it thins out a bit (this step is to avoid clumping). Stir this back into the pot along with the tofu.
• Taste, and then add more miso, salt, soy a bit at a time until it is to your liking.
• Remove from the heat, and let it sit for just a minute or so. Garnish with scallions and or Sesame oil, Kimchi to taste if using.

MISO MUSHROOM & TOFU NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat half the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the mushrooms and fry for 5-6 mins, or until golden. Transfer to a bowl using a slotted spoon and set aside. Add the remaining oil to the pan and fry the tofu for 3-4 mins, or until evenly golden.
• Mix the miso paste with 325ml boiling water in a jug. Cook the noodles following pack instructions, then drain and transfer to a bowl. Top with the mushrooms and tofu, then pour over the miso broth. Scatter over the spring onions just before serving.

CREAMY CRIMINI MUSHROOM AND MISO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat coconut oil in medium soup pot, then add mushrooms and sauté until they start to release their moisture.
• Add garlic and sauté another 30 seconds.
• Add vegetable broth and miso paste. Bring to a simmer, cook 5 to 10 minutes. Avoid boiling miso to ensure you do not kill the live bacteria in the miso.
• While the soup is heating, crisp up slices of crimini (and other mushroom slices if you have them) by sautéing them in a single layer in a separate pan with a small amount of coconut oil until well-browned and crisp.
• Pour soup into a blender*, add remaining garlic clove. Blend about 15 to 20 seconds, until no solid pieces remain. Return to pot.
• Serve in bowls, top with a couple shakes of kelp flakes, a drizzle of truffle oil and the crisped mushrooms.
• Note:.
• You can also use a hand-held immersion blender to blend the soup right in the pot, though it may not be as smooth using this method.

MISO SOUP WITH ENOKI MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Combine water and bonito; let stand 2 minutes. Strain the liquid through a fine sieve into a bowl; discard solids.
• Bring the liquid to a boil in a large saucepan. Add yellow and red miso and soy sauce; stir well with a whisk until smooth.
• Divide the enoki mushrooms and tofu evenly among 6 soup bowls, and ladle 1 cup soup into each bowl.