Miso Soup With Tofu (Printable)

Comforting Japanese soup with miso, tofu, and seaweed. Ready in 20 minutes.

# What You'll Need:

→ Broth

01 - 4 cups dashi stock, vegetarian variety preferred

→ Soup Base

02 - 3 tablespoons white or yellow miso paste

→ Tofu & Vegetables

03 - 7 ounces silken tofu, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
04 - 2 tablespoons dried wakame seaweed
05 - 2 scallions, finely sliced

# How To Make It:

01 - Bring the dashi stock to a gentle simmer in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
02 - Soak the dried wakame seaweed in a small bowl of cold water for 5 minutes, then drain and set aside.
03 - Place the miso paste in a small bowl and whisk together with one ladleful of hot dashi until smooth and fully dissolved.
04 - Gently add the tofu cubes and soaked wakame to the simmering dashi. Heat for 2 to 3 minutes until warmed through, taking care not to break the delicate tofu.
05 - Remove the soup from heat and stir in the dissolved miso paste. Do not boil after adding miso to preserve probiotic content and authentic flavor.
06 - Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with sliced scallions. Serve immediately.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • It's ready in twenty minutes but tastes like you've been thinking about it all day.
  • The probiotics in miso paste are a gentle way to support your gut, especially on mornings when you need that kindness.
  • Silken tofu melts into the broth so completely that even people skeptical of its texture will understand why it matters here.
02 -
  • Never boil miso paste—I learned this the hard way when I was impatient and stirred it in over heat, destroying the living cultures and creating a slightly bitter taste that haunted me for months.
  • The tofu must be silken, not firm—using the wrong type is the difference between a soup that tastes refined and one that feels chunky and wrong.
03 -
  • Make your dashi in bulk when you have time and freeze it in portions—suddenly you're always twenty minutes away from comfort.
  • Keep several kinds of miso in your fridge; white for delicate mornings, red for deeper moods, and blends for when you want something in between.
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