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10-min. Easy & Simple Miso Soup
A traditional Japanese soup with a savory umami flavor, soft tofu and tender seaweed. This quick and easy miso soup is a delicious starter or side dish ready in 10 minutes with simple and minimal ingredients! It rivals takeout saving you money!
Prep Time
4 mins
Cook Time
4 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 302 kcal
Course:
Appetizer , Soup
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups water cold
- 2.85 oz tofu soft or silken kind
- ⅓ cup bonito flakes (aka smoked skipjack tuna flakes)
- 2 tablespoon yellow miso paste reduced-sodium kind
- 4 pieces kombu (aka dried kelp)
- 0.10 oz wakame dried seaweed
- ½ green onion finely chopped as an optional garnish
Instructions
- Carefully remove soft tofu from packaging and strain excess liquids (see blog post under "Expert Tips" to smoothly remove the soft tofu if guidance is needed).
- Then slice tofu into small cubes with a sharp knife, about 1.5 cm x 1.5 cm each. Tip: Do not cut the tofu into large cubes as this doesn't taste as great in the miso soup.
- Next in a small pot, add cold water, dried kelp and bonito flakes. Then cover and bring to boil on medium-high heat, uncovered.
- As soon as it boils, only remove kelp to prevent the broth from becoming bitter in taste.
- Then over very low heat, cover and simmer the broth for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, place a clean paper towel into a fine sieve and rest it over a large measuring cup or bowl.
- Uncover and strain out the broth through the paper towel and fine sieve. Do not strain the broth without a paper towel or a fine sieve or it won't catch all the flakes. Pour this homemade dashi broth back into the pot.
- On medium heat, mix the miso paste into the dashi broth until combined with a whisk to break down the paste more quickly.
- Stir in dried wakame seaweed and allow it to expand. Then gently add diced tofu. Finally serve and garnish with green onions and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
302kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
31g
(10%)
Protein
37g
(74%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.2g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.5g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
26mg
(9%)
Sodium
775mg
(32%)
Potassium
380mg
(11%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
24IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
96mg
(10%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 302
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 302kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 37g | 74% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5g | 3% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 26mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 775mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 380mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 24IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 96mg | 10% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.