Do you like Japanese miso soup? We do! It is great in its simplest form — with just tofu and wakame — but did you know that wonton and shiitake are great additions to basic miso soup?
Store-bought mushroom balls, rehydrated shiitake and fresh shimeji are added to the classic Japanese miso soup in this chunky and filling dish that can be enjoyed as a starter course or an all-day snack.
A recipe that combines two favorites. Scallions and white shimeji mushrooms are sauteed in sesame seed oil, dashi and miso paste are added then beaten eggs are drizzled and stirred in.
If you think that authentic miso soup should have only three solid ingredients — tofu, wakame and scallions — you might be in for a surprise. There are so many other ingredients that can be added to miso soup. Tofu is not even always a must.
A blend of fresh, dried and fermented ingredients, this soup is cooked with fresh cabbage and tomatoes, dried wakame and narutomaki, and fermented soy beans in the form of miso paste.