Miso Soup.....Traditional Japanese Homemade Soup

Name: Miso Soup.....Traditional Japanese Homemade Soup
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 cup water; 1 5x5 inch piece of Kombu; 1/2 cup bonito flakes; 3 tbsp miso paste; 1 tsp dried wakame; 1/2 block of silky tofu; 1 cup shiitake mushrooms; 1 scallions

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I read an article on Miso soup that it is so healthy it is one of the reasons for the Japanese peoples longevity..It was given as a steady diet to the victim's of Nagasaki & Hiroshima for Nuclear contamination & worked so well that it was given to the Russian victims at Chernobyl

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Ingredients

20 mins

4 servings

4 cupwater
15x5 inch piece of Kombu
1/2 cupbonito flakes
3 tbspmiso paste
1 tspdried wakame
1/2 blockof silky tofu
1 cupshiitake mushrooms
1scallions

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Steps

20 mins

1

add one sheet of 5x5 Kombu to the water & bring to a simmer
2

add the bonito flakes & reduce heat & let sit for 5 minutes & then strain
3

put broth back in the pot on low heat & do not let boil
4

take out a cup of the broth & wisk in the miso paste in a separate bowl
5

slice the mushrooms & add to the broth
6

add the wakame & cut up the tofu into small cubes & add to the broth in the pot
7

after the miso paste is completely disolved into the broth add it back to the pot
8

keep on low heat but do not bring to a boil...once you see its about to boil shut off the heat
9

serve in a bowl & garnish with chopped scallions & enjoy!