Red Miso Soup with Tofu
A warm, savory Japanese soup ready in 15 minutes. Silken tofu and green onions float in a deeply flavored red miso broth that's both comforting and light.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 145
- Protein
- 12g
Ingredients
- 4 cups vegetable broth or dashi
- 3 tablespoons red miso paste
- 7 ounces silken tofu
- 2 whole green onions
- ½ sheet nori seaweed sheets, optional
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil
Instructions
- 1
Pour the 4 cups of vegetable broth into a medium pot and bring it to a gentle boil over medium-high heat, about 5 minutes. You'll see big bubbles breaking the surface.
- 2
Once boiling, turn the heat down to medium-low so the broth is just barely simmering—only small bubbles breaking the surface, not a rolling boil.
- 3
Scoop 3 tablespoons of red miso paste into a small bowl, pour in about 1/2 cup of the hot broth from the pot, and whisk with a fork until the miso dissolves completely and no lumps remain.
- 4
Pour the miso mixture back into the pot by pouring it slowly through a fine-mesh strainer to catch any undissolved bits, stirring gently as it flows in.
- 5
Remove the tofu from its container, drain off the liquid, and cut it into 1/2-inch cubes by slicing it lengthwise, then crosswise, then into bite-size pieces.
- 6
Slide the tofu cubes gently into the soup and let them warm through over medium-low heat for 2 minutes—the tofu doesn't need long since it's already cooked.
- 7
Cut the green onions crosswise into thin 1/4-inch slices, separating the white bottoms from the green tops into two piles on the cutting board.
- 8
Tear the nori seaweed sheet (if using) into rough bite-size pieces with your hands and set them aside.
- 9
Ladle the soup into two bowls, dividing the tofu cubes evenly between them, then scatter the white and green onion pieces on top of each bowl.
- 10
Drizzle 1/4 teaspoon of sesame oil over each bowl, then top with the nori pieces if using. Serve immediately while hot.
Tools you’ll need
- medium pot with lid
- small bowl
- fork
- fine-mesh strainer
- cutting board
- sharp knife
- two soup bowls
- ladle
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