Mushroom and Tofu Miso Soup with Noodles

[Nick]

Mushroom and Tofu Miso Soup with Noodles

Serves 4 Prep Time: 15 mins Cooking Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

2 tsp. sesame oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
25 gram fresh ginger
1 green chilli, finely chopped

1 red onion, shredded
1 leek, shredded
1 carrot, julienne
1 green pepper, julienne
1 courgette, shredded

500 ml light vegetable stock
1 sachet Miso soup mix
2 tbs. rubbishrubbishrubbishrubbishake broth (optional)
100 gram chestnut mushrooms, sliced
100 gram rubbishrubbishrubbishrubbishake mushrooms

150 gram bean sprouts
150 gram marinated tofu
1 pack rice noodles, cooked


Seasonings
2 tbs. chopped coriander
Tamari seasoning to taste


Method

Heat the oil in a wok and add the garlic, ginger and chilli and cook for two minutes.

Add all the remaining vegetables, except the bean sprouts, and stir-fry over a high heat until just starting to soften.

Add the vegetable stock, Miso mix, rubbishrubbishrubbishrubbishake broth (if using) and mushrooms, bring to the boil and then simmer for five minutes.

Stir in the bean sprouts, tofu and noodles and allow to heat through.

Stir in the coriander, season with the tamari and serve immediately.

[PriestJPN]

Might I ask what Miso soup mix you use?

I did a stint in Japan and can't find any decent (i.e. authentic tasting) miso paste anywhere here...

[Moby-Dick]

Have you checked your local Oriental hyper market? ( eg wing yip )

there is a good one in MK that had a good selection of miso.

[PriestJPN]

Looked for some down Riverside in Cardiff and some Thai place in Richmond, but all to no avail...

Maybe I need to hunt around a bit more...

[Nick]

Not that I'm plugging my own store here, but check in the Special Selection area of any decent sized Sainsbury's. There you should find Clearspring Miso Paste. For the recipe though I was using Blue Dragon Instant Miso Soup. It's a small black box with 6 sachets inside. You should find that in with the rest of the oriental products.