A lot of people have miso soup every day with meals in Japan. Because of that, there are many variations. Most of the time there are no particular recipes since they just use whatever ingredients are on hand.
I had some leftover aburaage (deep fried tofu) and onions in my fridge, so I made this. If you would like to know how to make miso soup in more detail, please watch our Miso Soup video.
Aburaage and Onion Miso Soup Recipe
Miso soup with fried thin tofu and sliced brown onion
Ingredients
- 1 square Aburaage
- 1/2 small onion
- 4 cups Dashi
- 4 Tbsp miso paste
- 2 green onions (finely chopped)
Instructions
- Cut Aburaage in half, then cut into thin strips. Slice onion very thinly.
- Boil Dashi. Add Aburaage and onion to Dashi and cook until onion becomes tender.
- Reduce heat to low and dissolve miso paste in the Dashi. Take care not to boil.
- Add green onions and remove from heat.
4 Comments
I couldn’t find Aburaage at my Asian grocery store. Would it have been in the refridgerated section with the other tofu? If I can’t find it, how can I make it? Or what would be a good substitute?
Thank you!!
Rosie,
if you can’t find Aburaage, you can try our Miso Soup with Onion and Potato.
Hi!Â
I want to make miso soup but cannot find miso at my market. I found some
Eden Foods Organic Miso Genmai at a health food store, do you think I can use that? Or is there a particular brand you recommend?Â
Please let me know! Thank you 🙂
Ana,
I assume that is Miso Paste. If so, yes, you can use that. Try a couple of kinds and find out your favorite!