📂 Light Dinners
#Vegan
#Probiotic
#Gluten-Free
#Low Calorie
Traditional Miso Soup with Firm Tofu and Wakame Seaweed
🥢 A probiotic Japanese elixir. Miso soup helps your gut health and digestion, providing essential minerals with very few calories.
🛒 Ingredients
- 400ml Vegetable broth
- 0.7 oz Miso paste
- 2.8 oz Firm tofu
- 0.18 oz Wakame seaweed
- Fresh chives
🥢 Miso Soup: Medicine in a Bowl
Miso soup is a pillar of Japanese longevity. Miso is a fermented soy paste containing live probiotics, which strengthen our gut microbiota. It is vital to remember that miso should never be boiled, as excessive heat would kill the beneficial bacteria we seek.
📝 Traditional Instructions
- Broth Base: Heat 400ml (1.7 cups) of water or dashi broth (vegetable) until it's about to boil. Remove from heat.
- Seaweed Hydration: Add 0.18 oz (5g) of dried wakame seaweed to the hot broth. It will hydrate in just 2 minutes.
- The Tofu: Cut 2.8 oz (80g) of firm tofu into small 1cm cubes and add to the soup.
- Dissolving the Miso: Take 1 tbsp (0.7 oz / 20g) of miso paste (white or red). Place it in a small saucepan with some of the hot broth and stir until completely dissolved without lumps.
- Final Mix: Pour the dissolved miso back into the main pot. Stir gently and serve immediately.
Add some chopped chives on top for a touch of freshness and extra potassium.
