The Best Miso Soup
This is a simple miso soup with sliced onions just like the way my Japanese mother makes it!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Soup
- Method: Stove top
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Diet: Low Calorie
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 4 cups water
- 1 tablespoon dashi granules
- 3–4 tablespoons preferably awase miso paste, but white or red miso paste is also okay
- Ichimi togarashi (optional)
Instructions
- Put the sliced onions, water and dashi granule in a pot and bring to a boil. Lower the heat, cover and cook for 10-12 minutes, until the onions are tender.
- Place the miso paste in a small strainer and lower the strainer into the pot, until the liquid covers the miso paste. Stir the miso paste with chopsticks until it has fully dissolved.
- Turn the heat off and serve. Sprinkle a little ichimi for heat.
Notes
This miso soup will keep for three days, refrigerated in an airtight container.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 42
- Sugar: 1.7g
- Sodium: 23.4mg
- Fat: 0.8g
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 7.1g
- Fiber: 1.4g
- Protein: 2.1g
- Cholesterol: 0.3mg
Keywords: recipe, Japanese food, appetizer, side, miso shiru
Find it online: https://pickledplum.com/japanese-miso-soup-recipe/
