【Nostalgic Recipes】Japanese Dumpling Pork Miso Soup

miso paste

🥗Healthier: white miso

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

White miso has lower sodium than regular miso.

dumplings

🥗Healthier: vegetable dumplings

💰Cheaper: wonton wrappers

Wonton wrappers can be made at home or purchased cheaply.

tofu

🥗Healthier: edamame

💰Cheaper: chickpeas

Chickpeas are often less expensive and high in protein.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade vegetable stock

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Homemade stock can be made with scraps, reducing cost.

Prepare the dumpling dough by mixing 8 tablespoons of flour, 4 tablespoons of starch, and 5 tablespoons of water in a bowl.

Knead the dough until smooth and let it rest for a while.

Chop the vegetables: slice 1/2 Japanese pumpkin, 1 carrot, 1/2 daikon (radish), and 1 onion.

In a pot, heat 1 tablespoon of oil and sauté the chopped onion until translucent.

Add 300g of pork belly to the pot and cook until browned.

Add the remaining chopped vegetables and stir-fry for a few minutes.

Pour in enough water to cover the ingredients and bring to a boil.

Once boiling, add 2-3 ladle-fulls of miso, 3 tablespoons of mentsuyu, and 3 tablespoons of mirin to the pot.

Let the soup simmer until the vegetables are tender.

While the soup is simmering, roll out the dumpling dough and cut it into circles.

Fill each circle with a small amount of the filling mixture and fold to seal.

Drop the dumplings into the soup and cook until they float to the top.

Garnish the soup with a sprinkle of sliced spring onions before serving.

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