miso soup

This Miso soup is one of Chef Adam's favorites and he showed us how to make it live on our All Fresh Cooking Academy! 

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Lets Meet Our Ingredients🍜

- Kombu - an Edible Sea Kelp that brings a wonderful umami flavor

- Bonito Flakes - AKA Katsuobushi - Bonito comes from fermented or smoked skipjack tuna and is a main ingredient in Dashi.

- Dashi - a soup starter that is the base for many miso and clear broths - umami in a bottle 

- Bok Choy - Chinese Cabbage, that has a taste between spinach and water chestnuts

- Tofu - Extra Firm - Coagulated soy milk pressed to varying firmnesses 

- Kamaboko - A fish cake - Cured Surimi product that is very popular in hot pot and ramen dishes - The red outer skin is said to bring good luck 

- White miso - Fermented soy with rice, barley, or seaweed - can be salty so it can be best to choose to salt at the end. 

- Ramen Noodles - Primarily a wheat noodle

- Shiitake Mushrooms

Preparations

1. Clean and remove steams on the mushrooms, then slice them. Saute them over medium heat with a tablespoon of oil. Once soft remove from pan

2. Add 4 lbs of water to a large pot

3. Add one large piece of Kombu to the pot.

4.Add 2 tablespoons of white miso and blend in smoothly 

5. Add in 1/4 oz Dashi

6. Allow the stock to simmer for 20 mins 

7. Cut Bok Choy into quarters and add to Stock

8. Bring Soup to a bail, then add fresh ramen noodles and cook for 4 mins 

9. Add in Mushrooms, Garnish with 4 oz tofu cubes and stir in thinly sliced scallions