5 from 10 votes
Tonjiru (Japanese Pork Soup)
Tonjiru is a hearty Japanese soup featuring thinly sliced pork and root vegetables like burdock, daikon, taro, and carrot in a miso and dashi broth. The ingredients are stir-fried before simmering to develop rich aromas and flavors. The soup is finished with scallions and optionally sprinkled with shichimi togarashi for a mild spice. Tonjiru provides a comforting, balanced combination of savory pork, tender vegetables, and umami miso broth.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
533 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 90 grams burdock root
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 260 grams pork jowl (or other marbled cut, thinly sliced)
- 150 grams daikon (peeled, quartered and sliced)
- 100 grams taro (peeled halved and sliced)
- 90 grams carrot (peeled halved and sliced)
- 90 grams shiitake (cleaned and sliced)
- 2 large scallions (stems and leaves chopped separately
- 2 tablespoons mirin
- 200 grams shirataki noodles (roughly chopped)
- 5 cups dashi stock
- ⅓ cup yellow miso
- shichimi togarashi (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the burdock according to the directions above.
- Heat a large heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat until hot. Add the oil and then spread the pork out into an even layer. Let this brown undisturbed for a minute or two. Stir the pork to redistribute and brown the other side.
- Add the daikon, taro, carrot, shiitake and scallion stems and stir-fry until fragrant. Deglaze the pot with the mirin.
- Use a skimmer or spoon to skim off any foam that floats to the surface and repeat until there is no more foam coming up.
- Turn down the heat to maintain a gentle simmer and then dissolve the miso into the soup. Simmer the pork soup uncovered until the vegetables and pork are tender (about 20-30 minutes).
- Serve the Tonjiru garnished with scallion greens and shichimi togarashi.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
533kcal
(27%)
Carbohydrates
28g
(9%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
39g
(60%)
Saturated Fat
14g
(70%)
Cholesterol
47mg
(16%)
Sodium
1941mg
(81%)
Potassium
908mg
(19%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
3922IU
(78%)
Vitamin C
14mg
(16%)
Calcium
154mg
(15%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 533
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 533kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 39g | 60% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Cholesterol | 47mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 1941mg | 81% |
| Potassium | 908mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 3922IU | 78% |
| Vitamin C | 14mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 154mg | 15% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.