Saturday, January 23, 2016

New Recipe for January

One of my resolutions is to try a new recipe every month.  Last week, I made something I have been meaning to try for ages - homemade miso soup.  I love miso soup.  It doesn't have many calories and in winter, it is hot and comforting.  To control the salt, I used a low sodium sweet miso and a low sodium tamari sauce.  Here are the ingredients:
 
They include two kinds of sea veggies - kombu for making a dashi which is Japanese broth and wakame to add with the tofu to the broth.  To make a dashi, one brings a piece of kombu and 5 cups of  water to a boil. Take it off the heat, discard the kombu and pour the hot water over 1/2 cup of bonito flakes.  Let that steep for 10 minutes and strain. 
 
Then dissolve 3 tablespoons of miso in the broth, add green onions, tofu and wakame and simmer.  If it is too bland, add a few tablespoons of tamari.  It is that easy, low calorie and really satisfying.
 
 
 
 

2 comments:

  1. This looks so simple and good, I'll remember this.

    It's so warm in Texas, I'm craving lighter meals for Spring already. It's the first time I need less meat in January.

    Also I read How not to Die (exaggerated title). It's big on eliminating meat/dairy. I've been reading this in so many places. Finally this month I've cut way back. I haven't had meat since Christmas and salmon only once. Tempeh is pretty good!

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    1. well this recipe ought to be right up your alley then!

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