Today’s miso soup is made with tofu, brown and green onions. Tofu is probably the most commonly used ingredients for miso soup. Tofu with wakame seaweed and/or green onion are served at many Japanese restaurants. We added sliced brown onion to a typical tofu miso soup in this recipe. Thinly sliced brown onion adds sweetness to the broth. If you are tired of a typical tofu miso soup, try adding brown onion for a change!
Instant dashi packet is used in this recipe, but you can certainly use any types of dashi. Please check Back to Basics: How to Make Dashi to learn more about different types of dashi.
Miso Soup with Tofu and Onion
Ingredients
- 4 cups Dashi
- 1 green onion
- 1/2 brown onion
- 1 package tofu
- 4-5 Tbsp miso paste
Instructions
- Make Dashi broth according to Dashi recipe. Or you can use an instant Dashi.
- Cut green onion finely, and slice 1/2 brown onion thinly. Dice tofu.
- Boil brown onion in the dashi broth for 5 minutes. Add tofu and simmer for a few minutes.
- Dissolve miso paste in the soup. Serve in a bowl and top with green onion.
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