Miso Soup

Name: Miso Soup
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Cuisine: Japanese, Asian
Ingredients: 2 pieces, kombu, each about 4 inches long; 2 cups, bonito flakes, loosely packed; 1 cup, white miso; 8 ounces, silken tofu, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 1 tablespoon, wakame flakes, or four 6-inch strips of wakame, soaked in cold water to cover for 15 minutes; 3 , scallions, sliced thin

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We set out to make our version of this Japanese soup a pleasure to sip.

SERVES8 to 10

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a miso soup recipe with sweet, smoky, briny, and earthy flavors, we made a basic dashi (“broth” in Japanese) from a simple combination of water, kombu (kelp), and dried bonito (fish) flakes. After straining the dashi, miso is added to m...

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