Just Asian Food Homemade Miso soup

 introduction 

Miso soup is a traditional japanese soup it's a deliocious and healthy soup that can be enjoyed as a starter or as part of a meal.here's basic recipe for miso soup;

Ingredieants:

1. 4 Cups dashi stock you can make dashi by simmering dried benito flakes and kombu seaweed, or you can use also hondashi powder

2.1/2 Cup tofu cut cubed style

3. 1/3 Cup sliced green small onion

4. 3 Tablespoon miso paste you can used white, red, or mixed miso paste in your choice 

5. 1/3 Cup wakame seaweed, also you can used dryed seaweed soaked in the water and drained

6. 1Tablespoon soy sauce

7. 1 Tablespoon rice vaneger

Instruction

• Prepare the dashi according to the package instruction if you are using instant dashi if you make dashi from scratch combine about 4 cups of water with 2 inch piece of kombu seaweed in a saucepan. Heat it over medium heat until small bubbles from around the edges. Remove the kombu seaweed and add about 1/2 cupof dried benito flakes.simmer for 1-2 minute then strain the liquid to remove the beniti flakes. This is your dashi stock.

• Return the dashi from stock bring saucepan to the gentle simmer.

• Add the tofu, sliced green onion and soaked wakame seaweed to the simmering stock. Cook for 2-3 minute until the tofu is heated through

• Gets a small bowl whisk together the miso paste with a ladleful of the hot dashi stock.until the miso is dissolved and smmoth.

• If desired you can add the soy sauce and mirin for additional flavor. adjust the amount according to your taste

• Reduce the heat to low and add the miso paste mixture to the soup . Stir gently to incorporate the misi into the soup , but avoid boiling it as high heat can destroy the delicate flavors of miso

• Once the miso soup is fully dissolved add the flavors have melded together remove the soup from the heat.

• Now your miso soup is ready serve the miso soup hot in individual bowls and enjoy 

Note: 

Miso paste is salty so it's  better to add less salt to the soup.and you can customize your miso soup by adding ingredient like mushrooms , saeweed, spinach, or other vegetables based on your preference.