Beginner
Korean
Kimchi Jjigae (Kimchi Stew)
Source: Traditional
30 min3420 kcal
Dairy-free🌶️🌶️
Miso Soup
A five-minute bowl of dashi and miso with silky tofu and seaweed — the quiet heart of a Japanese meal.
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Recipe by Japanese home kitchens · 🏠 Home cook
Japanese home-style / 日本の家庭料理 — The everyday soup of a Japanese meal, built on dashi and miso. Miso soup has been a fixture of Japanese home cooking since at least the Muromachi period and anchors the traditional ichijū-sansai (one soup, three sides) meal.
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⏱ 15 min🍽 2 servings🔥 90 kcal🇯🇵 Japan
Vegetarian
Steps
Warm the dashi in a small pot until steaming but not boiling.
Rehydrate the wakame in a little water for a few minutes, then add it to the pot with the tofu.
Scoop the miso into a ladle, lower it into the broth, and whisk it loose so it dissolves without lumps.
Heat through gently — never let it boil hard, which dulls the miso's aroma.
Ladle into bowls and scatter green onion on top.
💡 Tips
- Add miso off a hard boil to keep its fragrance and probiotics.
- Kombu-only dashi keeps the bowl fully vegetarian.
- Add silken tofu last so it doesn't break apart.
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