Basic Miso Soup

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Basic Miso Soup

 

Recipe By : Complete Guide to Macrobiotic Cooking, Kushi & Jack, p. 131

Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Soups And Stews Vegetables

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 3 inch dried wakame piece

1 cup thinly sliced onions

1 quart spring water

1 1/4 tablespoons miso -- up to 1 1/2

Chopped scallions or parsley

OR ginger or watercress -- for garnish

 

Rinse the wakame in cold water for 3 to 5 minutes and slice it into

1/2-inch pieces. Put wakame and onions in a pot and add the water. Bring

to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer for 10 to 20 minutes, or until

tender. Reduce the heat to very low but not boiling or bubbling. Put the

miso in a bowl or suribachi. Add 1/4 cup of the broth from the pot and

puree until miso is completely dissolved in the liquid. Add the pureed

miso to the soup. Simmer for 3 to 5 minutes and serve. Garnish with

scallions, parsley, ginger, or watercress.

 

Full title: Complete Guide to Macrobiotic Cooking, by Aveline Kushi and

Alex Jack

 

 

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