Japanese miso soup

Step 1

Reconstitute wakame seaweed by putting them into a small bowl of water.

Step 2

Dice the tofu and set aside.

Step 3

Bring Dashi stock to boil in a saucepan over medium heat *5

Step 4

Add the diced tofu into the dashi stock to cook.

Step 5

Drain and squeeze out excess water out of the wakame seaweed and add wakame to the saucepan to cook for a few minutes. *1

Step 6

Turn the heat off and add miso paste

Step 7

Using a sieve, dissolve the miso paste. *2

Step 8

Once all the miso has dissolved, turn the heat back on.

Step 9

Turn the heat off just before the miso soup reaches boiling point. *3

Step 10

Serve Miso soup and garnish with chopped green shallots