Recipe for miso soup with tofu soy cheese

Miso soup is one of the most popular dishes in Japan. This is a traditional Japanese breakfast, like our scrambled eggs, oatmeal or cheesecakes. Hot soup saturates for the whole day and invigorates no worse than coffee. The main ingredient of the dish is miso paste, which the Japanese call “the mother’s taste”, that is, the most important product of the country. Although this product is made from soybeans, it often replaces dairy products such as sour cream and butter in dishes — the Japanese practically do not use them due to the widespread lactose intolerance. In addition to the paste, the miso soup recipe can include a variety of toppings, but a properly prepared broth plays the main role, there should be more of it than other ingredients. Today we will tell you how to make miso soup with tofu soy cheese.

The ingredients for miso soup

To prepare miso soup, we will need high-quality ingredients — in this case, the dish will turn out to be perfect. To prepare two portions, we will need:

• 500 ml — water;
• 100 g — tofu cheese;
• 40 g — Katana light soy miso paste;
• 30 g — green onion;
• 4 g — dry wakame Katana seaweed.
• Katana “Classic” soy sauce to taste;
• Sesame white Katana to taste.

The preparation steps

The recipe for miso soup is quite simple:

1. Take a saucepan and pour 0.5 liters of water into it. Put on the stove and bring to a boil. Now reduce the temperature to a minimum and add the wakame seaweed.
2. They should be boiled for 1.5 minutes.
3. Add the miso paste to the pot and mix thoroughly until it is completely dissolved — the broth should be homogeneous, without lumps, so the paste is often rubbed through a sieve when adding it.
4. Add soy sauce to taste, bring to a boil and cook for 2-3 minutes.
5. To make the serving more authentic, we recommend using lacquered clay bowls — this is how the soup is served in Japan. Put pieces of tofu and finely chopped green onions on the bottom. Pour the hot broth into plates and sprinkle each portion with sesame seeds.

Now you have mastered the recipe for miso soup and we hope that it will find its place in your list of favorite dishes. Sweet and salty broth with a characteristic umami taste, complemented by spicy onions and tender tofu, will be a great breakfast or lunch that is prepared in a matter of minutes. The soup will be tasty and filling even without meat, butter and sour cream, so it is perfect for vegans and those who are fasting. Sometimes it is served as an appetizer before the main course. Be sure to add this dish to your daily diet! Also, check out Katana’s best ingredients for Asian cooking.