miso soup

So it may not look like the most appetizing thing in the whole world, but I could not be more pleased with my very first attempt at homemade miso soup! This is a picture of the leftovers, devoured cold, today at lunch, but it was super tasty hot, last night for dinner too! The recipe inspiration came from here, but this version is definitely my own.

You need:

* about 4 cups vegetable stock

* about 2 tablespoons white miso paste

* about 1/2 cup soy sauce

* a bunch of thinly sliced green onions

* a block of tofu cubed all tiny-like

* seaweed cut into strips

* 1 cup-ish water

Pour the vegetable stock into a pot, and bring it to a boil while you're chopping, and getting everything else ready- this includes taking the miso paste, and mixing it with the soy sauce in a little bowl. When the stock is boiling, reduce heat a bit and add in the tofu. Let this simmer a few minutes, and then add in the miso/soy sauce mixture. Turn the heat down a bit lower and add in the sliced green onion and seaweed. Let everything meld together, give it a taste, and adjust flavors as necessary. I added a cup of water here, to dilute it just a little, and make it stretch farther. That's all there is to it- miso soup! It's apparently really good for you, has tons of great ingredients, and is delicious hot and cold. What more could you ask for in a meal? :)