5.0 from 3 votes
Japanese Vegetable Soup
Balanced, flavorful, and enjoyable—this recipe has it all.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 4
Calories: 246 kcal
Course:
Others
Ingredients
- 3 large shiitake mushrooms
- 2 sheets of kombu or kelp roughly 0.3 oz
- 3 ½ cups boiling water
- 1 Tbsp. sesame oil
- 4 oz. carrots peeled and sliced
- 3 oz. sweet potato peeled and sliced
- 5 oz. daikon radish peeled and sliced
- 5 oz. Japanese taro root peeled and chopped
- 10 oz. firm tofu squeezed and crumbled
- 1/3 cup sake
- 1 tsp. each dark brown sugar and kosher salt
- 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
- 4 oz. shelled edamame
Instructions
- Lightly rinse the dried shiitake mushrooms. Add them to a bowl with the kombu and pour 3 ½ cups of boiling water over them. Let them rehydrate for 30 min.
- Meanwhile, cut all the vegetables, taking into consideration their cooking time.
- Heat sesame oil in a large heavy-bottom pot on medium and stir-fry the carrots, sweet potato, and daikon radish with brown sugar for about 5 minutes.
- Add the sake and let it cook until the alcohol evaporates.
- After 30 minutes have passed, remove the kombu and shiitake mushrooms from the water. Cut the shiitake into bite-sized pieces and add them to the pot.
- Add the broth, but be careful not to pour in the sediments at the bottom.
- Add taro, salt, and soy sauce, and simmer until the veggies soften (20-30 min).
- Finish with the crumbled tofu and edamame. Heat it through and taste for salt.
- Serve with mitsuba or parsley to garnish and optional rice on the side. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
246kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Sodium
474mg
(20%)
Potassium
651mg
(19%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
7781IU
(156%)
Vitamin C
11mg
(12%)
Calcium
166mg
(17%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 246
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 246kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Sodium | 474mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 651mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 7781IU | 156% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 166mg | 17% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.