Use the Electric Kettle for Fast and Easy Miso Soup

miso paste

🥗Healthier: white miso

💰Cheaper: soybean paste

White miso is lower in sodium, while soybean paste can be more budget-friendly.

tofu

🥗Healthier: silken tofu

💰Cheaper: firm tofu

Silken tofu is lower in calories, while firm tofu is often less expensive.

Boil water in an electric kettle (Balmuda moon kettle).

Prepare dashi by placing cut sea kelp, dried anchovies, and dried shaved bonito flakes in a tea strainer.

Add 2 tablespoons of white miso paste into the strainer to avoid lumps.

Add hijiki seaweed (about 1 teaspoon) into the strainer.

Slice a scallion using a back slicing technique to avoid crushing it.

Cube firm silken tofu and set aside in a bowl.

Once the water is boiling, pour it into the kettle with the strainer containing the dashi ingredients.

Let the dashi steep for about 5 minutes.

Remove the strainer and push out the remaining liquid to extract flavor.

Taste the broth and add a pinch of salt and a pinch of MSG if needed.

Pour the dashi broth over the tofu, scallions, and hijiki in the bowl.

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