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Basic Misoshiru Recipe

A simple basic Japanese misoshiru, miso soup recipe.

Prep Time
3 mins
Cook Time
3 mins
Shiitake mushroom soaking time
6 hrs
Servings: 2 small servings
Calories: 36 kcal
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Asian , Japanese

Ingredients

For the Mushroom Dashi:
  • 2 Cup water
  • 3 dried shiitake mushroom medium
  • 1x1 Inch kombu optional, *see Notes
For the Misoshiru:
  • 1 Teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1 Teaspoon sugar
  • ½ Teaspoon salt
  • 1 Tablespoon Miso paste *see Notes
  • green onions sliced to garnish

Instructions

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  1. For the dashi keep water and dried mushrooms to soak. If you have kombu seaweed, add that too. Keep soaking for at least 2 hours (we soaked 6 hours). If you are rushing, soak with warm water for 30 minutes.
  2. When done soaking, discard mushrooms (and kombu if you added that earlier). Keep dashi on the stove top and heat up.
  3. The dashi will form foam. Skim foam with a fine mesh.
  4. Add soy sauce, sugar, and salt to the dashi and combine while it's still cooking.
  5. Reduce heat completely or take from the heat when it's bubbling and stir in the miso paste. Mix paste into your hot misoshiru soup.
  6. Take miso soup from the heat, garnish with sliced green onion stalks and serve hot.

Notes

  • You can use ready-made dashi too and skip the 6 hours soaking time. OR prep the dashi in a larger batch in advance.
  • You can add kombu, it's optional. The recipe video doesn't include kombu. Kombu with shiitake is a great combination and gives a lot of flavor to the soup. To use the kombu, just take it once through running water and add to the water with the mushrooms.
  • Use red or white miso paste or mixed. If you are using a high quality flavorful miso, you won't need to add the soy sauce, sugar, and salt. Never boil the miso paste or else it will change the flavor of your soup. Add at the end so that the miso paste won't get accidentally boiled.
  • You can choose to add more ingredients during the cooking process (but before the miso past is added, fermented paste always at the end), such as tofu, vegetables, meats, seafood. See post for ideas.
  • The servings are small Japanese sized bowls. Two of these Japanese servings equal 1 large serving in the West. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 36kcal (2%) Carbohydrates 7g (2%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 1g (2%) Saturated Fat 0.1g (1%) Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g Sodium 1033mg (43%) Potassium 62mg (2%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 24IU (0%) Vitamin C 0.5mg (1%) Calcium 37mg (4%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2small servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 36

% Daily Value*

Calories 36kcal 2%
Carbohydrates 7g 2%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 1g 2%
Saturated Fat 0.1g 1%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g 2%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g 1%
Sodium 1033mg 43%
Potassium 62mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 24IU 0%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1%
Calcium 37mg 4%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.