SPICY MISO SOUP
It’s soup weather! Grab your favorite stockpot because we are making an easy, slightly spicy soup to keep warm in this cold weather. Don’t worry if you have warm weather this time of year; you can still enjoy this soup!
Miso soup is not something I usually gravitate towards. After seeing how it is easily customizable, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to add my own miso soup creation to this January collection. Instead of noodles or tofu, I added carrot ribbons. Not only do the ribbons provide a nice pop of color in the soup, but it also adds a little natural sweetness to balance out the garlic chili sauce.
Let’s get into the Recipe!
First, prep your veggies. Wash carrots and green onions. Chop small circles of the green onions and set them aside. To create carrot ribbons, peel to the first layer of carrot skin. Then use the vegetable peeler to peel long ribbons of carrots. Set carrot ribbons aside.
In a large stockpot, bring water and dried shitake mushrooms to a boil. Let boil for 35 minutes. If you prefer another dried mushroom, feel free to swap out the shitakes. In working on this collection of recipes with Mama and Papa Paige, I learned about black trumpet mushrooms. They would be delicious in this recipe too.
Once the water is done boiling, it will be a light brown color. Remove the mushrooms. Add garlic, vegetable broth, miso paste, and red chili garlic sauce. Whisk until miso is dissolved. Simmer for 5 minutes. Next, add in the green onion and carrot ribbons. Simmer for another 2-3 minutes and enjoy.
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Spicy Miso Soup
Ingredients
- 6 C. water
- 4 dried shiitake mushrooms
- 1 Tbsp garlic minced
- 2 C. vegetable broth
- 4 Tbsp miso paste
- 1 Tsp red chili garlic sauce
- 3 stalks of green onion – cut into small circles
- 2 carrots - peeled into ribbons
Instructions
- In a large pot, boil 6 water and dried mushrooms for 35 minutes.
- Remove mushrooms. Lower heat to medium. Set aside
- Add garlic, vegetable broth, white miso paste, and chili garlic sauce. Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add green onion and carrot ribbons. Simmer for 2-3 minutes.
