Hearty Tonjiru Recipe - Warm Up with Japanese Pork & Veggie Miso Soup!

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: tofu

Tofu provides a plant-based protein alternative.

miso

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

Nutritional yeast adds umami flavor with fewer calories.

shiitake mushrooms

🥗Healthier: button mushrooms

💰Cheaper: canned mushrooms

Button mushrooms are more widely available and less expensive.

daikon radish

🥗Healthier: turnip

💰Cheaper: regular radish

Turnips can be used for a similar texture and flavor.

Peel and dice the daikon and carrot. Peel and thinly slice the burdock root diagonally. Slice the long green onion.

Chop tofu and pork into bite-sized pieces. Slice konnyaku similarly.

Fry pork in a pot with salad oil over medium heat.

Once pork changes color, add all vegetables except tofu and stir-fry.

Add dashi broth, bring to a boil, skim off scum, then add tofu and simmer for 10 minutes.

Finish with soy sauce, miso, and a drizzle of sesame oil.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

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